Watch Black Friday (1940) Official Trailer
A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!
6 / 10 IMDb February 29, 1940 1h 10m
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
Runtime
1h 10m
Release Date
February 29, 1940
Genre
Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$125,750
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
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
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald
as Frank Miller
Paul Fix
as William Kane
Murray Alper
as Bellhop
Jack Mulhall
as Bartender
Raymond Bailey
as Louis Devore
Joe King
as Chief of Police
John Kelly
as Taxi Driver
Jessie Arnold
as Nurse
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Elfriede Borodin
as 2nd Nurse
Tommy Conlon
as Student
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Franco Corsaro
as Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Craig
as Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To
Kernan Cripps
as Detective
Eddie Dunn
as Det. Farnow
Production Companies
Universal PicturesBlack Friday Official Trailer 1940
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