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Black Friday

6.0/10
TMDB65 votes
1940Original: English70 min

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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama
Cast: Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne

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About Black Friday

A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!

Black Friday (1940) is a film in the science fiction, crime, horror, mystery, drama genres. Directed by Arthur Lubin. The cast includes Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel.

Released
1940-02-29
Original language
English
Runtime
70 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Directors
Arthur Lubin
Writers
Eric Taylor, Curt Siodmak

Black Friday cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.0/10 from 65 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

JPV852

TMDB member review

Disappointing movie if only because Karloff and Lugosi do not share a single scene together and they pretty much play second and third fiddle to Stanley Ridges who was okay in a dual role. Otherwise a bland movie.

CinemaSerf

TMDB member review

Stanley Ridges ("Prof. Kingsley") is seriously ill when Boris Karloff ("Dr. Sovac") performs a highly unethical operation to replace his brain with that of gangster "Red Cannon". Though successful in prolonging his friend's life, the newly invigorated Professor begins to demonstrate quite a few of the less savoury character flaws/traits of "Cannon". "Sovac" learns from one of these episodes that there is $500,000…

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Stanley Ridges ("Prof. Kingsley") is seriously ill when Boris Karloff ("Dr. Sovac") performs a highly unethical operation to replace his brain with that of gangster "Red Cannon". Though successful in prolonging his friend's life, the newly invigorated Professor begins to demonstrate quite a few of the less savoury character flaws/traits of "Cannon". "Sovac" learns from one of these episodes that there is $500,000 hidden away somewhere, so he attempts to manipulate his friend to reveal the location of the loot. It's billed as a Karloff and Lugosi feature - but some recasting shenanigans meant that they never ended up appearing in a scene together, but that doesn't really matter - this is more of a sci-fi thriller than a horror film, and neither of their performance are really much to write home about, anyway. The star is Ridges who juggles his split personalities quite well whilst Arthur Lubin keeps the story moving along well enough. Sadly, though, it's all just a bit unremarkable with a fairly standard structure and ending.

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What is Black Friday about?

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.

Who stars in Black Friday?

Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne, Virginia Brissac. See the cast cards above for character names.

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