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The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives
★ 6.3/10•1940•1h 14m•NR•Science Fiction•Horror

He kills in the name of science...Tombs of ice for the living...Chambers of horror for the dead!

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.

Nick Grindé · Director

Karl Brown · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 18, 1940

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Leon Kravaal

Roger Pryor

Roger Pryor

Dr. Tim Mason

Jo Ann Sayers

Jo Ann Sayers

Nurse Judith Blair

Stanley Brown

Stanley Brown

Bob Adams

John Dilson

John Dilson

John Hawthorne

Hal Taliaferro

Hal Taliaferro

Sheriff Stanton

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Dr. Bassett

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Harvey

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Pete Daggett

Minta Durfee

Minta Durfee

Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)

Charles Miller

Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

Eddie Dew

Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)

James Conaty

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

William Marion

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

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