The Devils Sleep (1949)

Description

The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women’s health spa as a front for his sleeping pill racket.

The Devil’s Sleep is a 1949 exploitation film directed by W. Merle Connell and produced by George Weiss. Connell had previously directed several American burlesque films. The film looks at juvenile delinquency, phony women’s health gyms, and the pushing of narcotics to teenagers. Using many of the same cast and crew as Test Tube Babies, the film is the first of Timothy Farrell’s “Umberto Scalli” trilogy.

Cast

• Lita Grey … Judge Rosalind Ballentine
• William Thomason … Detective Sergeant Dave Kerrigan
• Will Charles … Inspector Darnell
• Timothy Farrell … Umberto Scalli
• Fred Smith … Tony Donardi
• Muriel Gardner … Ruby McKenzie
• Jim Tyde … Bob Winter
• Stan Freed … Hal Holmes
• Tracy Lynne … Margie Ballantine
• John Mitchum … Intern
• George Eiferman as Himself