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Black Friday 1940 Directed by Arthur Lubin

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company Universal Pictures
Budget $125,750
Release Date 29 February 1940
70 mins
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Stanley Ridges Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
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
Murray Alper Bellhop
Jack Mulhall Bartender
Raymond Bailey Louis Devore
Joe King Chief of Police
John Kelly Taxi Driver
Tommy Conlon Student
Franco Corsaro Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Craig Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To
Kernan Cripps Detective
Eddie Dunn Det. Farnow
Edward Earle Detective
Harry Hayden Prison Doctor
Frank Jaquet Fat Man in Bar
Ellen Lowe Midtown Hotel Maid
Jerry Marlowe Midtown Hotel Clerk
Frank Sheridan Prison Chaplain
Edwin Stanley Dr. Warner
Emmett Vogan Det. Carpenter
Russell Wade Student
Dave Willock Student
Robert Morgan Hotel Associate
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