Black Friday

1h 10min

Science Fiction

Crime

Horror

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

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.

Cast

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Ernest Sovac
Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Eric Marnay
Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Frank Miller
Paul Fix

Paul Fix

William Kane
Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Bartender
Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Louis Devore
Joe King

Joe King

Chief of Police
John Kelly

John Kelly

Taxi Driver
Franco Corsaro

Franco Corsaro

Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Craig

James Craig

Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To
Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Detective
Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Det. Farnow
Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Detective
Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Prison Doctor
Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Fat Man in Bar
Ellen Lowe

Ellen Lowe

Midtown Hotel Maid
Jerry Marlowe

Jerry Marlowe

Midtown Hotel Clerk
Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Prison Chaplain
Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Dr. Warner
Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Det. Carpenter
Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan

Hotel Associate

Release date

29th Feb 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English