Anne Gwynne, Anne Nagel, Bela Lugosi

When his friend Professor Kingsely (Ridges) is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac (Karloff) saves his life by means of an illegal operation that transplants part of injured gangster Red Cannon's ...( read more  read more... )brain. Unfortunately, the operation has a disasterous Jeckll and Hyde side effect and under certain conditions the persona of Cannon emerges. Sovac soon learns of the duel personality and of half a million dollars the gangster has hidden away. He attempts to find the money through the manipulation of his friend, an attempt that brings Kingsley closer to madness as he alternates between a meek professor of english and a brutal gangster out for murderous revenge on those who tried to kill him.

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Directed by: Arthur Lubin

Release Date: November 1, 1934

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  • December 19, 2008
    Pretty good. Boris Karloff and Lugosi are usually very good.
  • September 23, 2007
    This fast-paced little thriller has a lot going for it; it's a Karloff/Lugosi team-up, it's a sci-fi/gangster cross-over, Stanley Ridges puts in an incredible performance as a man with two brains in his head.
  • July 17, 2007
    A very good interpretation of truth....based on d actual incidence of d Mumbai Blasts!
  • July 11, 2007
    A must see if you like classic films!

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