Frank Lawton, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan

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Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.

Directed by: Tod Browning

Release Date: January 1, 1936

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  • June 21, 2008
    A revenge-minded escaped convict lucks into a process for miniaturizing people, then controlling them with his mind. With it's shrunken murdering Frenchies and Lionel Barrymore in drag (!) this should have been a campy creep classic, but it flounders on the obtrusive subplot abo...( read more)ut the convict reconciling with his daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
  • February 24, 2008
    Great Todd Browning film, the guy truly was a master of horror and the bizarre.
  • March 8, 2008
    Extremely underrated, and quite a creepy little horror flick rarely seen by anybody. But it's still quite enjoyable and a good movie.
  • December 9, 2006
    A very surprising flick, rounded out by cross-dressing, miniaturization, and of course, revenge. Effing sweet.
  • October 31, 2006
    This one's a little strange, but great acting makes it work.

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