Black Friday

NR

EN

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Feb, 1940

70 mins

6.1

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.

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Reviews

JPV852

5.0

August 28, 2019

Disappointing movie if only because Karloff and Lugosi do not share a single scene together and they pretty much play second and third fiddle to Stanley Ridges who was okay in a dual role. Otherwise a bland movie.
CinemaSerf

5.0

June 23, 2022

Stanley Ridges ("Prof. Kingsley") is seriously ill when Boris Karloff ("Dr. Sovac") performs a highly unethical operation to replace his brain with that of gangster "Red Cannon". Though successful in prolonging his friend's life, the newly invigorated Professor begins to demonstrate quite a few of the less savoury character flaws/traits o...

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BLACK FRIDAY "From now on, you do exactly as I say" Clip
Nov 25, 2022

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Official Trailer
May 28, 2019

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Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 - Black Friday (1940) - Clip: You've Been Ill (HD)
May 28, 2019

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Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY
Sep 06, 2013

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