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Cast
Boris Karloff
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
Roger Pryor
as Dr. Tim Mason
Jo Ann Sayers
as Nurse Judith Blair
Stanley Brown
as Bob Adams
John Dilson
as John Hawthorne
Hal Taliaferro
as Sheriff Stanton
Byron Foulger
as Dr. Bassett
Charles Trowbridge
as Dr. Harvey
Ernie Adams
as Pete Daggett
Minta Durfee
as Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1940
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction, Horror
Votes24
DirectorNick Grindé
WritersHarold Shumate, Karl Brown
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Man with Nine Lives
About The Man with Nine Lives
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.
Directed by Nick Grindé, The Man with Nine Lives leans on a strong ensemble — Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1940.
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