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Budget 225,000 USD
Shot February 9-23 1956, and the last completed film project of actor Bela Lugosi.
The hands performing the brain operation are actually that of a real neurosurgeon at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, hired by the producers to make the operation look authentic.
When Peter Lorre's salary demands were deemed too excessive for the limited budget, he was replaced by Akim Tamiroff. Although Tamiroff makes no attempt to imitate Lorre's voice, he does mimic his facial expressions, mannerisms and vocal cadence to a considerable extent.
Bela Lugosi was reportedly very unhappy with his lack of dialogue and reportedly pestered director Reginald Le Borg to give him some lines. Although Le Borg did eventually shoot some extra dialogue scenes with the actor, they were never used. (Chaney doesn't speak either, but apparently he didn't care as much.)
Life-sized wax reproductions of the stars were sent to key theaters in large cities to promote the film.
"Sir Joel Cadman: Rome wasn't built in a day, so it must have been built in the night."
"Dr. Gordon Angus Ramsay: Now, it's not enough that they're going to hang me. My body must be taken to Surgeon's Hall, so that my colleagues can dissect me."
