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Black Friday (1940)

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.

  • Science Fiction
  • Crime
  • Horror
  • Mystery

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Stanley RidgesStanley RidgesProf. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
  • Photo of Boris KarloffBoris KarloffDr. Ernest Sovac
  • Photo of Bela LugosiBela LugosiEric Marnay
  • Photo of Anne NagelAnne NagelSunny Rogers
  • Photo of Anne GwynneAnne GwynneJean Sovac
  • Photo of Virginia BrissacVirginia BrissacMrs. Margaret Kingsley
  • Photo of Edmund MacDonaldEdmund MacDonaldFrank Miller
  • Photo of Paul FixPaul FixWilliam Kane
  • Photo of Murray AlperMurray AlperBellhop
  • Photo of Jack MulhallJack MulhallBartender

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