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Black Friday

Movie 1940 TMDB 6.0/10 Released

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.

Black Friday is a movie first shown in 1940. Runtime is 70 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama. TMDB score 6.0/10 from 61 votes.

70mRuntime
61TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Black Friday
Release year
1940
Release date
February 29, 1940
Status
Released
Runtime
70 minutes
Genres
Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Director
Arthur Lubin
TMDB rating
6.0/10 (61 votes)
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Official trailers

Official Trailer

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

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

Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY

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

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Louis Devore

Joe King

Joe King

Chief of Police

John Kelly

John Kelly

Taxi Driver

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Nurse

E

Elfriede Borodin

2nd Nurse

Tommy Conlon

Tommy Conlon

Student

F

Franco Corsaro

Club Maitre d' (uncredited)

James Craig

James Craig

Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To

Characters

  • Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon voiced by Stanley Ridges
  • Dr. Ernest Sovac voiced by Boris Karloff
  • Eric Marnay voiced by Bela Lugosi
  • Sunny Rogers voiced by Anne Nagel
  • Jean Sovac voiced by Anne Gwynne
  • Mrs. Margaret Kingsley voiced by Virginia Brissac
  • Frank Miller voiced by Edmund MacDonald
  • William Kane voiced by Paul Fix
  • Bellhop voiced by Murray Alper
  • Bartender voiced by Jack Mulhall
  • Louis Devore voiced by Raymond Bailey
  • Chief of Police voiced by Joe King
  • Taxi Driver voiced by John Kelly
  • Nurse voiced by Jessie Arnold
  • 2nd Nurse voiced by Elfriede Borodin
  • Student voiced by Tommy Conlon
  • Club Maitre d' (uncredited) voiced by Franco Corsaro
  • Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To voiced by James Craig

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