Black Friday (1940)

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Black Friday on IMDb 6.4/10 1,536 votes

Released:
1940-04-12

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.

Director:
Arthur Lubin

Runtime:
1h 10min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery

  • 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