''Day of the Nightmare'' is a 1965 American

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directed by John A. Bushelman and starring

John Ireland John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles i ...

, John Hart, and

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. The film is also known as ''Don't Scream, Doris Mays!'' The film was re-released in 1969, 1993 on VHS, and 2003 on DVD. The film tagline is "The Horror of Half Man, Half Woman, ALL KILLER!".

Plot

A man with a multiple personality disorder is accused of murdering a woman. His wife risks her life trying to find out the truth about her husband's role. She considers that he could have committed the crime but intends to prove it after the police fail to find the victim's corpse. She visits her husband's father, a psychiatrist, only to encounter there a "corpse" who is quite alive and intent on killing both. She manages to survive, but her father-in-law is not so lucky. However, before he dies, he is able to recognize the killer as somebody whom he knows very well.

Cast

as Detective Sgt. Dave Harmon *Beverly Bain as Barbara Crane *Cliff Fields as Jonathan Crane * John Hart as Dr. Philip Crane *

as Miss Devi *Jimmy Cross as Detective Smith (as James Cross) *Michael Kray as Lieutenant Cody * Maralou Gray as Alice *Bonnie Beckos as Schoolteacher * Bette Treadville as Maid * Liz Renay as Laura Sisterman

References

External links

* * {{TCMDb title, 72429 1965 films American horror films 1960s English-language films Films directed by John A. Bushelman 1960s American films Films about dissociative identity disorder