Black Friday

Black Friday (1940)

29/02/1940
Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Drama
1h 10m

A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!

Overview

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.

  • Arthur LubinDirector
  • Curt SiodmakScreenplay
  • Eric TaylorScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $125,750

Keywords

  • experiment
  • gangster
  • professor
  • murder
  • mad doctor
  • car accident
  • brain surgeon
  • hidden loot
  • brain transplant
  • hidden money

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Ernest Sovac

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Eric Marnay

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Sunny Rogers

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Jean Sovac

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Frank Miller

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

William Kane

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Bellhop

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Bartender

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