The Strange Awakening (1958)
Their motive Greed! Their Method Murder!
Peter Chance suffers a blow to the head and wakes up with amnesia in a luxurious home, where a doctor and several women tell him he's a missing heir who's inherited millions. But Peter soon suspects something is not quite right with their story. He sets out to learn the truth before he's forced to sign a document that purportedly finalizes the transfer of the estate. This drama is based on Hugh Wheeler's novel Puzzle for Fiends.
- Date of release
- 1958-04-16
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Montgomery Tully
Casting
- Lex Barker — Peter Chance
- Carole Mathews — Selena Friend
- Lisa Gastoni — Marny Friend
- Nora Swinburne — Mrs. Friend
- Peter Dyneley — Dr. Rene Normand
- Joe Robinson — Sven
- Malou Pantera — Isabella
- Richard Molinas — Louis
- John Serret — Commissaire Sagain
- Stanley Maxted — Mr. Moffat
- Monica Grey — Iris Chance
- Yvonne Andre — Nun
Interesting facts
The Strange Awakening is a 1958 British second feature film directed by Montgomery Tully, starring Lex Barker and Carole Mathews. It was written by J. McLaren Ross based on the 1946 novel Puzzle for Fiends by Hugh Wheeler.
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