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Black Friday
Sign in to save1940 American science fiction film directed by Arthur Lubin
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6.0University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.
Released: 1940-02-2970 minDir: Arthur LubinScience Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, DramaBudget: $125,750
Cast
- Stanley Ridges as Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Ernest Sovac
- Bela Lugosi as Eric Marnay
- Anne Nagel as Sunny Rogers
- Anne Gwynne as Jean Sovac
- Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Themes
- experiment
- gangster
- professor
- murder
- mad doctor
- car accident
- brain surgeon
- hidden loot
- brain transplant
- hidden money
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- mad scientist
- Director
- Arthur Lubin
- Cast member
- Frank Sheridan
- Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Elwood Bredell
- Duration
- 70
- FilmAffinity ID
- 770291
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Black Friday
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
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