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Trauma (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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In the darkness of the night, a murderous hand of an unseen killer violently forces a woman under cold, black waters, sending the victim to a ghastIy death. EmmaIine, the beautifuI niece of the murdered woman, witnesses the killing and experiences a brutaI emotionaI trauma that causes total memory loss. Years later, Emmaline tries to put the unsolved murder behind her and returns to the family mansion with her conniving new husband, his nephew Craig and caretaker Luther. Sinister events begin to unfoId as EmmaIine fights to recIaim her memory. Craig begins investigating and discovers a link between EmmaIine and the vast fortune that may be a motive for the murder. lt becomes clear that Emmaline must recover her suppressed memories... before the kiIIer makes her his next victim.
An eerie suspense thriIler, Trauma was released in the post-Psycho era and possesses the same haunting qualities of other thriIIers from the '60s like Dementia 13 and Homicidal. Director Robert M. Young is best known for his television fiIms (Ghost Of Flight 401) and as a TV writer ("Kojak" and "It Takes a Thief"). Young aIso wrote the story for the 1963 low-budget thrilIer, The CrawIing Hand. Lynn Bari, a busy performer throughout the '30s and '40s, appears as victim HeIen Garrison, one of her final fiIm appearances. Actor John Conte was featured in Man With The Golden Arm and was the host for many years on the NBC Matinee Theater. |
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