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Black Friday
“A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!”
6.0 / 10• 1940• 1h 10m•NR• English
Science FictionCrimeHorrorMysteryDrama
Storyline
University 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.
Cast & Crew
Stanley Ridges
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Lead
Boris Karloff
Dr. Ernest Sovac
Bela Lugosi
Eric Marnay
Anne Nagel
Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne
Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald
Frank Miller
Paul Fix
William Kane
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Friday is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
