Boogie Man Will Get You, The

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Credits
Title:	The Boogie Man Will Get You
Director:	Lew Landers
Writers:	Edwin Blum; Paul Gangelin; Hal Fimberg; Robert B. Hunt
Producers:	Colbert Clark
Cinematography:	Henry Freulich
Editors:	Richard Fantl
Production
Production company:	Columbia Pictures
Released:	October 22nd, 1942
Rating:	Approved
Running time:	66 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Boogie Man Will Get You is an American feature film of the comedy and horror genres. It was directed by Lew Landers with an adaptation written by Paul Gangelin, and a screenplay written by Edwin Blum based on a story treatment by Hal Fimberg and Robert B. Hunt. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and premiered theatrically in the United States on October 22nd, 1942.

Plot[]

Faced with mortgage debts, Professor Nathaniel Billings sells his 18th-century tavern to Winnie Layden, who plans to turn it into a hotel. Billings stipulates as a condition of sale that he is able to continue working in a laboratory in the basement. His housekeeper Amelia Jones and hired hand Ebenezer (George McKay) also continue to work in the inn. Layden is initially unaware of the nature of Billings's experiments in the basement laboratory: he is attempting to use electricity to create a race of superhumans to help the war effort. Layden's ex-husband Bill is against the sale, but is too late to stop it, and decides to stay on at the inn for a few days.

One night at dinner, the residents hear the sounds of a ghost. Bill suspects that this is part of a plan to scare the new owner away. While investigating, Bill discovers in the basement the dead body of travelling salesman Johnson, an experiment subject who died shortly after the sale. He reports this discovery to the local sheriff Doctor Arthur Lorencz. After making inquiries, Lorencz realizes the potential for profit and decides to work with Billings on a subsequent experiment. Their initial plan is to use Bill as a test subject, but this proves unsuccessful, so they turn their attention to Maxie, a visiting powder puff salesman.

Before the experiments can begin, one of the inn's guests is murdered. Billings and Lorencz see the primary suspect as another guest, J. Gilbert Brampton, but the police officers who set out to investigate are intercepted on the way. Maxie scares away an intruder known as "Jo-Jo", who is intending to steal Billings's equipment. Billings and Lorencz decide to begin their experiment on Maxie so that they can use him to stop "Jo-Jo" from blowing up a nearby munitions plant. Meanwhile, Brampton informs Winnie and Bill that he is visiting as a representative of the Historical Society of America, who are interested in buying the inn.

When the police officers eventually arrive, they arrest the housekeeper and Ebenezer for the murders. The dead bodies come back to life, having apparently been in a state of suspended animation. The police officers decide to send the rest of the house's inhabitants to the Idlewild Sanatorium, a local psychiatric institution. However, Lorencz reveals himself to be the Chair of the institution's Board of Directors, thereby almost assuring their freedom.

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Boris Karloff	Professor Nathaniel Billings
Peter Lorre	Doctor Arthur Lorenz
Maxie Rosenbloom	Maxie
Larry Parks	Bill Layden
Miss Jeff Donnell	Winnie Slade

Notes & Trivia[]

The Boogie Man Will Get You redirects to this page.
The tagline for this film is "A Horror-and-Fun Filled Free-for-All.....With Glee for All!"
There are a total of five credited cast members in this film.
Actress Jeff Donnell, who plays Winnie Slade, is credited as Miss Jeff Donnell in this film (understandably).
This is Boris Karloff's final film while under contract to Columbia Pictures.

Boogie Man Will Get You, The

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