Disappointing movie if only because Karloff and Lugosi do not share a single scene together and they pretty much play second and third fiddle to Stanley Ridges who was okay in a dual role. Otherwise a bland movie.
“A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!”
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.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $126K
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Cast
Stanley RidgesProf. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Boris KarloffDr. Ernest Sovac
Bela LugosiEric Marnay
Anne NagelSunny Rogers
Anne GwynneJean Sovac
Virginia BrissacMrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonaldFrank Miller
Paul FixWilliam Kane
Murray AlperBellhop
Jack MulhallBartender
Raymond BaileyLouis Devore
Joe KingChief of PoliceMedia
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Stanley Ridges ("Prof. Kingsley") is seriously ill when Boris Karloff ("Dr. Sovac") performs a highly unethical operation to replace his brain with that of gangster "Red Cannon". Though successful in prolonging his friend's life, the newly invigorated Professor begins to demonstrate quite a few of the less savoury character flaws/traits of "Cannon". "Sovac" learns from one of these episodes that there is $500,000 hidden away somewhere, so he attempts to manipulate his friend to reveal the location of the loot. It's billed as a Karloff and Lugosi feature - but some recasting shenanigans meant…
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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 th…
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