Escapement

In Europe, to inquire about the mysterious death of a famous movie star, insurance investigator Jeff Keenan (Rod Cameron), follows a tangled trail to a psychiatric clinic run by Paul Zakon (Peter Illing), fiancee of Ruth Vance (Mary Murphy). Doctor Maxwell (Meredith Edwards), head doctor of the institute tells Keenan they employ a a new form of electronic hypnosis, which helps patients by giving them fantastic dreams about another world. Keenan discovers that the treatment has proven fatal for some patients. Zakon refuses to close down the clinic, which he is using to control the patient's minds and, consequently, their money.