JPV852
Disappointing movie if only because Karloff and Lugosi do not share a single scene together and they pretty much play second and third fiddle to Stanley Ridges who was okay in a dual role. Otherwise a bland movie.
Black Friday
- Crime
- Horror
- Science Fiction
2/29/1940
70
NR
A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!
University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.
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- Budget:
- $125,750
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Cast
- Stanley RidgesProf. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
- Boris KarloffDr. Ernest Sovac
- Bela LugosiEric Marnay
- Anne NagelSunny Rogers
- Anne GwynneJean Sovac
- Virginia BrissacMrs. Margaret Kingsley
- Edmund MacDonaldFrank Miller
- Paul FixWilliam Kane
- Murray AlperBellhop
- Jack MulhallBartender
- Raymond BaileyLouis Devore
- Joe KingChief of Police
- John KellyTaxi Driver
- Jessie ArnoldNurse
- Elfriede Borodin2nd Nurse
- Tommy ConlonStudent
Reviews
Geronimo1967
Stanley Ridges ("Prof. Kingsley") is seriously ill when Boris Karloff ("Dr. Sovac") performs a highly unethical operation to replace his brain with that of gangster "Red Cannon". Though successful in prolonging his friend's life, the newly invigorated Professor begins to demonstrate quite a few of the less savoury character flaws/traits of "Cannon". "Sovac" learns from one of these episodes that there is $500,000 hidden away somewhere, so he attempts to manipulate his friend to reveal the location of the loot. It's billed as a Karloff and Lugosi feature - but some recasting shenanigans meant that they never ended up appearing in a scene together, but that doesn't really matter - this is more of a sci-fi thriller than a horror film, and neit...