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1942 film by William Nigh

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4.6

It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.

Released: 1942-03-0664 minDir: William NighThriller, Mystery, Horror

Cast

  • Bela Lugosi as Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
  • Clayton Moore as FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
  • Joan Barclay as Alice Saunders
  • George Pembroke as Dr. William Saunders
  • Robert Frazer as Amos Hanlin
  • Robert Fiske as Phillip Wallace

Themes

  • nazi
  • world war ii
  • embassy
  • sabotage
  • doppelgänger
  • japanese army

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Ratings

IMDb

4.3/10

1,384 votes

Year
1942
Runtime
64 min
Genres
Horror, Thriller, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
mad scientist
Director
William Nigh
Screenwriter
Harvey Gates
Cast member
Bela Lugosi
Duration
64
FilmAffinity ID
759408
Image
Blackdragons.jpg
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publication date
1942-01-01
title
Black Dragons
distributed by
Monogram Pictures
assessment
Bechdel test
Commons category
Black Dragons
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