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Director:
Writer:
Joseph Hoffman (writer)
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Release Date:
13 March 1942 (USA) more
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Tagline:
His Secret Means DEATH!
Plot:
A man is brought back from death at the same time a vicious criminal dies in the electric chair. However, the man's soul is now taken over by the electrocuted gangster, who embarks on a vengeful crime wave. full summary | add synopsis
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I'm Guilty. I liked this movie. more (10 total)

Cast

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Edward Norris ... Philip Bennett
Marlo Dwyer ... Helen Lengel
Eleanor Lawson ... Louise Hammond
Frederick Burton ... Hobart Bennett
Addison Richards ... Lt. Detective George Bradley
Edward Keane ... Dr. Richard Clark
Hugh Sothern ... Prof. Toller
Tom Seidel ... Reginald 'Reg' Bennett
Elliott Sullivan ... Eric

Anthony Warde ... Hugo
Ernie Adams ... Gimpy
Kenne Duncan ... Jess Fowler (as Kenneth Duncan)
George Dobbs ... Tim Martin
Lois Landon ... Aunt Margaret
Frances Richards ... Nurse
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shed No Tears (USA) (working title)
The Man with Too Many Faces (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
65 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8159)

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Gimpy: [to Philip] How do we know you're not a dick? more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
I'm Guilty. I liked this movie., 10 July 2001
6/10
Author: mike1964 from Franklin, VA

Every once in a while we have to make one of the guilty admissions. Here is one for me, "I like this movie." Plot concerns a nice young gentleman who is killed. A doctor has just perfected a technique that can revive him. His father nervously concedes and the doctor revives the young man. At the same time, a ruthless gangster is executed. The gangster's soul is transmitted to the young man.

Once "alive" again, the man has no recollection of his Goody-Goody old self and simply lives out his former role as a gangster, and a nasty one at that. A little similar to Black Friday except the young man never returns to his former self and once revived is 100% the mind and soul of the gangster.

For those who liked the old Monogram and PRC Horror films in the 1940's will probably enjoy this one. It lacks the star appeal, but I though Edward Norris was more than adequate in the victim/villain role.

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