Black Friday

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

Apr 12 1940 Approved 1h 10m
Crime, Drama, Horror

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.

Plot

When his friend Professor Kingsley is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac saves his life by means of an illegal operation that transplants part of injured gangster Red Cannon's brain. Unfortunately, the operation has a disastrous Jeckll and Hyde side effect and under certain conditions the persona of Cannon emerges. Sovac soon learns of the duel personality and of half a million dollars the gangster has hidden away. He attempts to find the money through the manipulation of his friend, an attempt that brings Kingsley closer to madness as he alternates between a meek professor of English and a brutal gangster out for murderous revenge on those who tried to kill him.

Written by

Curt Siodmak, Eric Taylor, Edmund L. Hartmann

Directed by

Arthur Lubin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
3,127
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA