in motion. As he watches the actions of the police down below, he fails to notice that the gantry is moving toward the main transformer. A dangling hook comes too close to one of the terminals, and the other transformers erupt in sparks. as hundreds of thousands of volts surge throughout its metal frame, searing Benton to ashes. On a quiet night a few days later, Chasen successfully proposes to his girlfriend. Personnel Cast Starring: Lon Chaney, Jr. as Charles "Butcher" Benton Max Showalter as Lt. Richard Chasen Marian Carr as Eva Martin Ross Elliott as Paul Lowe Featuring: Stuart Randall as Capt. John Lauder Marvin Press* as Henchman "Squeamy" Ellis Ken Terrell as Henchman Joe Marcelli Roy Engel as the Desk Sergeant Robert Foulk as Harry the Bartender Robert Shayne as Dr. Bradshaw Joe Flynn as Bradshaw's Assistant (uncredited) Peggy Maley as Francine, a stripper Marjorie Bennett as Floozie at Bar * Marvin Press was misidentified as Marvin Ellis (the last name of his character) in all the film's publicity. Worse, his name was entirely omitted from the screen cast list. Crew Ted Holsopple as Art Director John Russell, Jr. as Director of Photography Fred Feitshans, Jr. as Film Editor Albert Glasser as "Music" Chris Beute as Production Manager Production background Chaney has almost no dialogue in the film. His character's emotions were shown through extreme close-ups of his face. Angels Flight appears prominently in this film. The Bradbury Building interior is featured prominently in this film. Production stills exist of scenes not in the film as released. One shows "Butcher" Benton at a jail where a policeman's body lies on the ground as Benton carries off Eva Martin. The scene logically came after the police threatened to release Paul Lowe from custody if he does not reveal the location of Benton's loot, and before the scene where it is revealed Eva has checked herself out of a hospital, presumably after recovering from unspecified injuries. Presumably, this scene is where Benton made good on his threat to get Paul Lowe, breaking into the jail to do it. Although Joe Flynn played a serious role in this film, he later specialized in comedic roles, most memorably as the irascible Captain Binghamton on TV's McHale's Navy (1962–66). Bibliography The full story of the making of the movie (complete with interviews with some of the participants) plus the script and pressbook are