The Devil-Doll

"Greater Than "The Unholy Three""

Jul 10 1936 Approved 1h 18m
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.

Plot

Paul Lavond was a respected banker in Paris when he was framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches (all for the good of humanity, of course). Lavond however is consumed with hatred for the men who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.

Written by

Garrett Fort, Guy Endore, Erich von Stroheim

Directed by

Tod Browning

Cast

Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Devil-Doll Official Trailer #1 - Lionel Barrymore Movie (1936) HD
Scores
# of Votes
5,206
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA