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Black Friday (1940)

APPROVED 70 min  -  Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   12 April 1940 (USA)
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Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Curt Siodmak (screenplay), Eric Taylor (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Bela Lugosi ...
Stanley Ridges Stanley Ridges ...
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Anne Nagel Anne Nagel ...
Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne Anne Gwynne ...
Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac Virginia Brissac ...
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald Edmund MacDonald ...
Frank Miller
Paul Fix ...
William Kane
Murray Alper Murray Alper ...
Bellhop
Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall ...
Bartender
Joe King Joe King ...
Chief of Police
John Kelly John Kelly ...
Taxi Driver
Robert Morgan Robert Morgan ...
Hotel Associate
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Storyline

When his friend Professor Kingsley is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac saves his life by means of an illegal operation that transplants part of injured gangster Red Cannon's brain. Unfortunately, the operation has a disastrous Jeckll and Hyde side effect and under certain conditions the persona of Cannon emerges. Sovac soon learns of the duel personality and of half a million dollars the gangster has hidden away. He attempts to find the money through the manipulation of his friend, an attempt that brings Kingsley closer to madness as he alternates between a meek professor of English and a brutal gangster out for murderous revenge on those who tried to kill him. Written by Carlos Valverde <revchuck@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Professor | Friend | Revenge | Manipulation  | See more »

Taglines:

A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Fekete péntek See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$125,750 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Despite problems with Boris Karloff, who steadfastly insisted that the studio comply with the union-mandated eight-hour day (a rule largely ignored, except when a major star demanded compliance), director Arthur Lubin was able to bring the picture in on schedule and $5,000 under budget. See more »

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1996) See more »