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Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writers:
Curt Siodmak (screenplay) &
Eric Taylor (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 April 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Crime more
Tagline:
A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!
Plot:
When his friend Professor Kingsely is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac saves his life by means... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
One From the Vaults
 (From Fangoria. 5 December 2008, 4:00 AM, PST)
User Comments:
this could have been so much better more (29 total)

Cast

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Boris Karloff ... Dr. Ernest Sovac

Bela Lugosi ... Eric Marnay
Stanley Ridges ... Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Anne Nagel ... Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne ... Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac ... Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald ... Frank Miller
Paul Fix ... William Kane
Murray Alper ... Bellhop
Jack Mulhall ... Bartender
Joe King ... Police Chief
John Kelly ... Taxi Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Friday the Thirteenth (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6067) | Canada:PG
Company:
Universal Pictures more

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Trivia:
Bela Lugosi was originally cast as Dr. Sovac and Boris Karloff as Kingsley/Cannon, but Karloff's interpretation of the gangster was unconvincing and he was replaced by Stanley Ridges. Karloff instead got the role as Dr. Sovac and Lugosi got a minor role, although his second billing remained. (Bojarski, "The Films of Bela Lugosi", 1980) more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Son of Svengoolie: Black Friday (1940) (#1.117)" (1981) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
this could have been so much better, 14 January 2002
6/10
Author: Dave (dallen775@earthlink.net) from Joliet, IL

I like the fact this film could fall under so many categories: horror, drama, mystery, melodrama, sci-fi. The first 20-30 minutes are great, and it could have turned into a classic, despite its unrealism. But then a few bad turns take it down the road to a 6. One decision for the film alone doomed it out of the classic category. Be prepared: Bela Lugosi has a small part and does not appear with Boris Karloff.

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