Ever been hypnotized? You sure? If you answered no, how can you be sure? Maybe you are still hypnotized. If you are, you may all of a sudden bark like a dog, flap your arms like a bird...or take a straight razor to your face. In today's motion picture, sultry dames, for no apparent reason, maim their faces with razors, or acid, or blades of a fan, or fire. Let us look at 1960's "The Hypnotic Eye," directed by George Blair. Warning...this is a shocking one and may cause you to turn your face away from the screen.
As our film begins, a sultry blonde is shampooing her hair when she suddenly sticks her head on the burner of her stove, lighting her whole head on fire. She is the 11th such victim, all sultry dames, all marring their faces. This latest one is the first one to die. The first 10 can provide no clue as to why they did what they did. The hunk, Detective Dave Kennedy (Joe Patridge) is on the case. His buddy, police psychiatrist Dr. Phil Hecht (Guy Prescott) try to solve it. Wouldn't you know it, Dave has a date with the sultry Marcia (Marcia Henderson). They are going to see a stage hypnotist with Marcia's nubile and sultry bestie, Dodie (Merry Enders). The trio enjoy The Great Desmond (Jacques Bergerac) as he puts on a fascinating hypnotism show. At the end, Dodie volunteers to be hypnotized. All seems fine until Dodie goes home and washes her face with sulphuric acid. Now her face is hideous. Marcia thinks Desmond did it...at least his hypnotic powers did it.
Okay, Marcia plays detective and returns the next night. By the way, Desmond has a sultry assistant, Justine (Allison Hayes). She is the definition of the word sultry, you'll see. Marcia agrees to be hypnotized and believes she fakes her way through it. But does she? Now she accepts a date with Desmond as Dave and Phil follow. Marcia will then have Justine waiting for her at her apartment. Justine has plans for Marcia but Dave arrives and chases her away. Desmond and Phil then put their heads together as Marcia, entranced, is no longer any help...and soon may not be beautiful, anymore.
Why are sultry dames having their faces horribly mutilated? Will Marcia be the latest victim? Just where does Justine fit into all of this? This is a graphic and vicious horror film and to see what happens to these beauties is difficult to watch. We gasp as Marcia seems to be heading into mutilation and torment. For a horror film with great cheesecake (though most of the cheesecake will turn to toast), and an exotic hunk hypnotist, see "The Hypnotic Eye," and beware...you just may be hypnotized as the end credits roll.
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