DEMENTIA (1955)

Highly stylized, dialogue-free B shocker, banned by New York censors, follows a young woman's descent into madness. Wandering through hellish city streets, she is accosted by a man in his apartment and pushes him out a window to his death. After cutting off his hand to retrieve her necklace, the woman winds up in a jazz nightclub (the horror!). Adrienne Barrett, Bruno Ve Sota star; songs sung by Marni Nixon. Also includes the re-edited version Daughter of Horror, released two years later and featuring narration by future Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailer.