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Black Friday

Black Friday

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

19406.01h 10m

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.

Directed by Arthur Lubin
Written by Curt Siodmak, Eric Taylor
Box OfficeBudget: $126K0

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

experimentgangsterprofessormurdermad doctorcar accidentbrain surgeonhidden lootbrain transplanthidden money

About Black Friday

Black Friday is a science fiction, crime, horror, mystery film released in 1940 exploring themes of experiment, gangster, professor, murder, mad doctor, car accident. Directed by Arthur Lubin, it stars Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi. 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.

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