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46% Critic Match
Black Dragons
“It's the picture that has the whole town shivering!”
4.6 / 10• 1942• 1h 4m•NR• English
ThrillerMysteryHorror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
Lead
Clayton Moore
FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
Joan Barclay
Alice Saunders
George Pembroke
Dr. William Saunders
Robert Frazer
Amos Hanlin
Robert Fiske
Phillip Wallace
IM
Irving Mitchell
John Van Dyke
Edward Peil Sr.
Ryder
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Nigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Dragons is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
