Black Friday (1934)
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49% of users liked it
(683 ratings)
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 brain. Unfortunately, the operation has a disasterous Jeckll and Hyde side effect and under… More 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 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.
- Directed By
- Arthur Lubin
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1934 Wide
- Studio
- Passport
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Vastly inferior to the other Karloff-Lugosi vehicles from Universal, but it's actually a pretty sharp little horror film -- and of some note historically.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The results are a mixed bag, but there's enough entertainment to be gotten from this B-film to make it a satisfying watch.
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