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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
- Duration
- 70
- FilmAffinity ID
- 770291
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Black Friday
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1940 American films1940 English-language films1940 films1940 horror films1940 science fiction films1940s science fiction horror filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican gangster filmsAmerican mad scientist filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsAmerican science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about brain transplantationFilms directed by Arthur LubinFilms with screenplays by Curt SiodmakSaturn Award–winning filmsTemplate film date with 2 release datesUniversal Pictures films