Black Friday (1940)

Black Friday (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-02-29 United States of America 70 Min. PG-13
6 54 votes
Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Stanley Ridges is Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Boris Karloff is Dr. Ernest Sovac
Dr. Ernest Sovac
Bela Lugosi is Eric Marnay
Eric Marnay
Anne Nagel is Sunny Rogers
Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne is Jean Sovac
Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac is Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald is Frank Miller
Frank Miller
Paul Fix is William Kane
William Kane
Murray Alper is Bellhop
Bellhop
Jack Mulhall is Bartender
Bartender
Raymond Bailey is Louis Devore
Louis Devore
Joe King is Chief of Police
Chief of Police
John Kelly is Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
Elfriede Borodin is 2nd Nurse
2nd Nurse
Tommy Conlon is Student
Student
Franco Corsaro is Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Craig is Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To
Reporter Ernst Gives Notes To
Kernan Cripps is Detective
Detective
Eddie Dunn is Det. Farnow
Det. Farnow
Edward Earle is Detective
Detective
Harry Hayden is Prison Doctor
Prison Doctor
Frank Jaquet is Fat Man in Bar
Fat Man in Bar
Ellen Lowe is Midtown Hotel Maid
Midtown Hotel Maid
Jerry Marlowe is Midtown Hotel Clerk
Midtown Hotel Clerk
Jerry Marlowe is Cabbie
Cabbie
William Ruhl is G-Man
G-Man
Frank Sheridan is Prison Chaplain
Prison Chaplain
Edwin Stanley is Dr. Warner
Dr. Warner
Emmett Vogan is Det. Carpenter
Det. Carpenter
Russell Wade is Student
Student
Dave Willock is Student
Student
Robert Morgan is Hotel Associate
Hotel Associate