The read
A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 37 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 37 points higher than audiences do.
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur LubinDirector
- Curt SiodmakScreenplay
- Eric TaylorScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stanley RidgesProf. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
- Boris KarloffDr. Ernest Sovac
- Bela LugosiEric Marnay
- Anne NagelSunny Rogers
- Anne GwynneJean Sovac
- Virginia BrissacMrs. Margaret Kingsley
- Edmund MacDonaldFrank Miller
- Paul FixWilliam Kane
- Murray AlperBellhop
- Jack MulhallBartender
- Raymond BaileyLouis Devore
- Joe KingChief of Police
Stills
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Themes
experimentgangsterprofessormurdermad doctorcar accidentbrain surgeonhidden lootbrain transplanthidden money