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Black Friday

1940 · 70 min

A brisk, moody old-dark-house thriller where a gentle professor turns chillingly cold, leaving a quiet sense of dread and moral unease.

Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genres
Science fiction, Crime, Horror
Tagline
A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genres
Science fiction, Crime, Horror
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    • big city
    • school
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror5
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    science fiction, crime, horror, mystery, drama
    Directed by
    Arthur Lubin
    Written by
    Curt Siodmak, Eric Taylor
    Starring
    Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne, Virginia Brissac, Edmund MacDonald, Paul Fix
    Music
    Frank Skinner
    Cinematography
    Elwood Bredell
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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