The Man with Nine Lives

"He kills in the name of science...Tombs of ice for the living...Chambers of horror for the dead!"

Apr 18 1940 Approved 1h 14m
Mystery, Sci-Fi

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

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Plot

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

Written by

Karl Brown, Harold Shumate

Directed by

Nick Grinde

Cast

Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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