Movie Description
The Man with Nine Lives
(1940)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nick Grindé
- Producer : Wallace MacDonald
- Editor : Al Clark
- Cast : Boris Karloff,Roger Pryor,Jo Ann Sayers,Stanley Brown,John Dilson,Hal Taliaferro,Byron Foulger,Charles Trowbridge,Ernie Adams,Minta Durfee,Charles Miller,Eddie Dew,James Conaty,Wedgwood Nowell,Cyril Ring,William Marion,Landers Stevens,Ivan Miller,Bruce Bennett,Charles Halton,Lee Willard
Cast
Dr. Leon Kravaal
Dr. Tim Mason
Nurse Judith Blair
Bob Adams
John Hawthorne
Sheriff Stanton
Dr. Bassett
Dr. Harvey
Pete Daggett
Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Sheriff Haley (uncredited)
State Trooper (uncredited)
Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)
Frozen Body of Jasper Adams (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Man with Nine Lives
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-04-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 14m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Horror