Bela Lugosi
Dr. Lorenz
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Synopsis
Brides collapse during their weddings and their bodies disappear before reaching a mortuary. A reporter notices an unusual flower linking the cases and follows it to a specialist living in an isolated house. Her investigation uncovers a household whose attempts to preserve one woman's youth depend on the disappearance of others.
Cast
DirectorsWallace Fox
Behind the scenes
Monogram paired Bela Lugosi's scientist with Luana Walters's investigative reporter in a compact horror mystery. Filming began in March 1942. Orchids, apparent death and a concealed laboratory allow the story to combine a newspaper investigation with the familiar isolated-house thriller.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Bela Lugosi — Fortepan adományozó SALY NOÉMI · Public domain
- Luana Walters — Producers Releasing Corporation · Public domain
- Tristram Coffin — Monogram Pictures · Public domain
- Minerva Urecal — film screenshot (United Artists) · Public domain
