A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police for being responsible for a wave of female mutilation victims.

Cop Dave (Joe Partridge) puzzles over a series of women having mutilated themselves, conveniently finding department shrink pal Phil (Guy Prescott) just off the squad room, their chat leading to a clever-ish exchange about hypnotism, early in Allied Artists The Hypnotic Eye, 1960.

The legendary 1961 spook-show classic has been restored and adapted to a better 3-D system than used for its original release.


"The Hypnotic Eye" is a fairly effective B movie about a spate of self-mutilations by beautiful women who appear to be in a trance when they do the deed.

title details and video sharing options. Didn't matter, it was a fast watch at 79 minutes and was good harmless fun. Such is the case for another of the films in our Great Global Trailer Search, 1960′s A psychiatrist possessed by a Mayan ritual mask is compelled to enter a fantastic hell zone each time he wears the scary thing. There were some stray bits and loose ends, like the poetry reading in the beatnik cafe. It used to be a regular on the lat Saturday night TV horror show in my hometown (in Houston the show was called Weird) and this one fit the bill--really weird. That’s pretty much a trailer’s raison d’être and we love ‘em for it. hypnotic eye.

Its hilariously campy trailer, its sinister Eurotrash villain and its Ed Wood-level police work all make it a true anti-classic. Bergerac puts people in a trance and has them do stupid things. now playing Hypnotic Eye, The (1960) (Movie Clip) Now Whos Got A Fixation? Jacques Bergerac (1927-2014) - Actor. It was just another really bizarre offering from the late fifties/early sixties. Kino packs the deluxe disc with extras, including a 2014 3-D short subject with its own "Let's go to Hell" story concept. During Desmond's act, the audience could participate with the audience shown in the film. Taking a page from William Castle, this film was advertised with a gimmick called "Hypno-Magic." kevin sellers; 11/19/14 22 September 2009 | thefensk I wish someone would re-release this, or TCM or somebody would show it. Don't Wait!

He starred in Gigi, The Hypnotic Eye, Les Girls and Twist of Fate, where he met first wife Ginger Rogers. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way.

The Hypnotic Eye is one of the most beloved bad movies of the 1960s. When Dodie is suspended in air, wires holding her body up can clearly be seen near Desmond's head. This one featured the hypnotic eye swirling full screen as though you were in danger of falling under it's spell. Much of the movie takes place on stage. Once he said “Look here” and flashed the eye, I just had to stumble over to the light show bank and turn on the House of Stuff’s strobe light for the full hypnotic … Put on the mask, Now! He died on June 15. Most movie trailers boil down a film to its essence, resulting in 2½ minutes of unbridled sensationalism.
Its hilariously campy trailer, its sinister Eurotrash villain and its Ed Wood-level police work all make it … The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. A detective tries to unravel the link between the victims and a stage show that features a hypnotist that they have all attended. Rather than listing the character he plays, one actor is listed in the main credits as "FRED DEMARA (THE GREAT IMPOSTER)" to emphasize that he was the real life subject of the popular movie "The Great Impostor" (1960) that was released the same year.