The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)

A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma: he has fallen in love, and he has also discovered that if he doesn't get new glands, he will die.

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Barré Lyndon (play), Garrett Fort (adaptation),

Stars:

Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Reinhold Schünzel

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nils Asther	...	Dr. Julian Karell
Helen Walker	...	Eve Brandon
Reinhold Schünzel	...	Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
Paul Cavanagh	...	Dr. Henry Latimer
Edmund Breon	...	Sir Humphrey Brandon
Matthew Boulton	...	Det. Insp. Ned Garth
Brandon Hurst	...	Simpson, Karell's butler
Morton Lowry	...	Alan Guthrie, alias 'Waters'
Forrester Harvey	...	Harris, a cabby

Storyline

A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma: he has fallen in love, and he has also discovered that if he doesn't get new glands, he will die.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | murder | mad scientist | evil man | immortality | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le sérum de longue vie

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Quotes

[Kurt shows Julian a photograph of them as young men]
Dr. Kurt van Bruecken: We were young then.
Julian Karell: I'm *still* young.

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Connections

Version of The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

User Reviews

An overlooked little jewel

THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET (later remade by Hammer Films as THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH) is an overlooked and under-appreciated little horror-fantasy. Sometimes compared with Oscar Wilde's PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, unlike many genre efforts of the era, the film rarely seemed to get the same airplay on late night TV or on any of the "Shock Theatre" programs that were so popular in the pre-cable/pre-VCR days of the 1960s & 1970s. With so many of the classic horror films of the '30s and '40s now on DVD, and since Paramount produced THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET (as well as handled distribution for the Hammer Films remake), it would be nice to see this released to DVD (possibly as a double feature with the Hammer Film production).