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  • Black Friday (1940)
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    70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Black Friday (1940)
Approved
70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality.
Director
Writers
Curt Siodmak (original screen play) (as Kurt Siodmak) | Eric Taylor (original screen play)
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Release date
Apr 12, 1940 (United States)
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38 cast members
Name Known for
Boris Karloff
Doctor Ernest Sovac Doctor Ernest Sovac   See fewer
Bela Lugosi
Eric Marnay Eric Marnay   See fewer
Stanley Ridges
Professor George Kingsley Professor George Kingsley   See fewer
Anne Nagel
Sunny Sunny   See fewer
Anne Gwynne
Jean Sovac Jean Sovac   See fewer
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley Mrs. Margaret Kingsley   See fewer
Edmund MacDonald
Frank Miller Frank Miller   See fewer
Murray Alper
Bellhop Bellhop   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Joe King
Chief of Police Chief of Police   See fewer
John Kelly
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Jessie Arnold
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Bailey
Louis Devore (uncredited) Louis Devore (uncredited)   See fewer
Elfriede Borodin
Second Nurse (uncredited) Second Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Conlon
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Corsaro
Club Maitre d' (uncredited) Club Maitre d' (uncredited)   See fewer
James Craig
Reporter Ernest Gives Notes To (uncredited) Reporter Ernest Gives Notes To (uncredited)   See fewer
Kernan Cripps
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Det. Farnow (uncredited) Det. Farnow (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Prison Doctor (uncredited) Prison Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
Fat Man in Bar (uncredited) Fat Man in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Kieffer
Prison Official (uncredited) Prison Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Ellen Lowe
Midtown Hotel Maid (uncredited) Midtown Hotel Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Marlowe
Midtown Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Midtown Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Morgan
Hotel Associate (uncredited) Hotel Associate (uncredited)   See fewer
David Oliver
Cabbie (uncredited) Cabbie (uncredited)   See fewer
Wallace Reid Jr.
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
William Ruhl
G-Man (uncredited) G-Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Sheridan
Prison Chaplain (uncredited) Prison Chaplain (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
Dr. Warner (uncredited) Dr. Warner (uncredited)   See fewer
Milburn Stone
Reporter at Execution (uncredited) Reporter at Execution (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Cabbie (uncredited) Cabbie (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Det. Carpenter (uncredited) Det. Carpenter (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Wade
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave Willock
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Zimmerman
G-Man (uncredited) G-Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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