The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked. He begins to use his discoveries to save his research and further his own causes, thereby becoming ... a mad scientist, almost unstoppable.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- L. du Garde PeachScreenplay
- John L. BalderstonScreenplay
- Robert StevensonDirector
- Sidney GilliatScreenplay
- Hubert BathOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffDr. Laurence
- Anna LeeDr. Clare Wyatt
- John LoderDick Haslewood
- Frank CellierLord Haslewood
- Donald CalthropClayton
- Cecil ParkerDr. Gratton
- Lyn HardingProf. Holloway
- Clive MortonJournalist
- D.J. WilliamsLandlord
Stills
Themes
experimentchimpanzeefogstranglemad scientistlaboratorybody-swap