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Black Friday

Black Friday

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

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.

Science FictionCrimeHorrorMystery

Release: 1940-04-12Runtime: 70 minRating: 6 (57)

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

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Bellhop

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Bartender

Crew

Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin

Director

Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak

Screenplay

Eric Taylor

Screenplay

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Philip Cahn

Editor

Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer

Burt Kelly

Associate Producer

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Vera West

Costume Design

Charles Carroll

Sound

Clips & Videos

BLACK FRIDAY "From now on, you do exactly as I say" Clip

BLACK FRIDAY "From now on, you do exactly as I say" Clip

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 - Black Friday (1940) - Clip: You've Been Ill (HD)

Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 - Black Friday (1940) - Clip: You've Been Ill (HD)

Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY

Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY