mainly notable a bela lugosi only film in color ( he actually quite good a a magician ) and it narrate by a corpse ( could it have influence sunset boulevard [ 1950 ] . ) however and judge by the absurd split second flash to the body on the morgue slab every once in a while and the film maker apparently think the audience constantly need to be remind of this novelty . i really want to like this film because the central idea ( a woman with a guilty past fear for her life in an institution ) and some of the imagery ( especially the green mask motif ) be intrigue enough . unfortunately and the plot development be extremely muddle with new character introduce from time to time but subsequently give little to do ( chief among them angelo rossitto a lugosi deaf and dumb but and by the latter own admission and bad tempered dwarfish sidekick ) . besides and it establish situation for instance and lugosi long time grudge with george zucco that be ultimately left hanging in the air and which it never bother to resolve or adequately explain and that one attention be bind to wander throughout . add to this the inane comic relief provide by nat pendelton a a dumb cop ( who be even less appetizingly involve in a romance with the household ordinary and inevitably frighten maid ) and douglas fowley a a flustered reporter ( who have no purpose in be there at all but have a ditzy blonde in tow for good measure ) and it come a no surprise that the end result be so flat and poorly do in all department . p. s. here an interesting ( and hilarious ) review about the film which perfectly encapsulate it various shortcoming the author seem to bear a particular grudge against the title represent http represent or or www . scifilm . org or musing or musing125 . html .