Electronic Monster, The (1958)

aka’s: Escapement/The Dream Machine/Zex, The Electronic Fiend

An insurance detective (Rod Cameron) goes to France to investigate the sudden death of a movie star. The trail leads to a mysterious psychiatric clinic where patients are brainwashed after receiving “electronic hypnosis.” The imaginative plot of this film is several years ahead of its time. Also with Mary Murphy, Merideth Edwards and Peter Illing.