The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
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.
- Released
- 1940-04-18
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Horror
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nick Grindé, Karl Brown
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 25 votes
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)
- Charles Miller as Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)
- Eddie Dew as Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)