I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

the audience applauded

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Lon Chaney Jr. plays an artist who accidentally blinds himself with acid(thinking it was normal eye wash) His jealous new model Tanya(played by Acquanetta) feels horribly guilty by her "mistake" and so agrees to take care of him during his period of adjustment. However, the father of the woman he was going to marry agrees to donate his eyes for an experimental cornea transplant upon his death, which occurs quite soon as he is murdered... Who killed him, and why, and will the operation be a success regardless? OK mystery has a number of suspects to choose from, and keeps viewer guessing until the end. Not a classic by any means, but still fairly entertaining.

The Inner Sanctum mysteries afforded Lon Chaney the chance to stretch his acting chops, sans heavy monster makeup and "Dead Man's Eyes" may be the best of the lot, along with "Strange Confession".Chaney is a struggling artist who one day accidentally washes his eyes with acid, blinding him & leading to his prospective father-in-law drawing up an agreement that upon his death, his eyes should be used for an operation to restore Chaney's sight. Of course, the old man ends up getting murdered, leading to a pretty involving whodunit as Chaney & the police try to solve the mystery of Dad Hayden's murder.I don't know if the Inner Sanctum mysteries get much respect from critics, but I found most of them to be very engaging & this was definitely one of the better ones. I'm a big fan of Lon Chaney Jr., I think he deserves to be put up there with the all-time greats of horror, Karloff, Lugosi, Price. At barely over an hour, Dead Man's Eyes is an entertaining mystery.

This is one of a series of B-Movies made by Universal as part of their "Inner Sanctum" series--sort of like an Alfred Hitchcock Presents or Outer Limits series for theaters. As a "B-Film", it was not meant as a feature film but a second film on a double-feature, so production values were lower and the film is only about an hour long. Because of this, you just don't expect as much quality out of a B, but occasionally you are surprised to see an example where the writing and acting is still very good and the film engages you despite a meager budget--this is definitely such a film.Lon Chaney, Jr. stars as an artist who is accidentally blinded. A older man who is like a father to him promises to give him his corneas when he dies for transplantation. Surprisingly, this nice old guy is soon murdered and everyone suspects Lon did this to get the eyes!! This makes for a truly unusual and interesting plot. About the only short-coming is that WHO committed the murder isn't super-hard to guess. But, considering the excellent writing and pacing of this short film, it's well worth a look--particularly for lovers of mystery or suspense.By the way, on video, this film is part of a two film set of Inner Sanctum mysteries--the other being the less interesting PILLOW OF DEATH.UPDATE--Since doing this review, I found out that they have also packaged DEAD MAN'S EYES in a six episode DVD set. On volume 1, you get this film as well as CALLING DR. DEATH and WEIRD WOMAN--all starring Lon Chaney, Jr. in different roles.

In this above average offering from Universal, Inner Sanctum series regular Lon Chaney plays a talented painter named Dave Stewart who is in love with a girl he intends to marry (Jean Parker). His beautiful model (CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN's Acquanetta) is jealous of their romance and would rather have Dave all to herself. One day after a grueling painting session, Dave's eyewash gets switched with acid, and the artist is rendered blind when he accidentally douses his tired eyes with it. His fiancé's elderly father generously offers to donate his eyes to Dave upon his death, so when the old man is subsequently murdered, all suspicion points to the blinded painter. This mild whodunit offers a variety of possibilities as to who the murderer might be -- is it Dave Stewart? His jilted model? Or perhaps one of two other men who harbor a jealousy (one loves Acquanetta, the other desires Dave's woman)...? It's a pity the exotic beauty Acquanetta never learned to act (and if you think she's horrible here, you should see her in 1944's JUNGLE WOMAN!). This entry also features Thomas Gomez as a pushy policeman who keeps on Chaney's trail, much as J. Carrol Naish did (but better) in the first Inner Sanctum Mystery, CALLING DR. DEATH. **1/2 out of ****