The Hypnotic Eye
Seen it?1960 | 79 min | Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved Smile or The Invisible Man, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police of being responsible for a wave of young, attractive women committing various forms of self-mutilation.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Blair
- Jacques BergeracDesmond
- Merry AndersDodie Wilson
- Marcia HendersonMarcia Blaine
- Allison HayesJustine
- Joe PatridgeDet. Sgt. Dave Kennedy
- Fred DemaraThe Great Impostor
- Lawrence LiptonBeatnik Poet Laureate
- Eric NordKing of the Beatniks (as Eric 'Big Daddy' Nord)
- Guy PrescottDr. Philip Hecht
- Jimmy LydonEmergency Doctor (as James Lydon)