Summary
It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 37GoodWatch 40
Letterboxd · 882 ratings2.5/5
IMDb4.3
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 4 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −40 min on the typical 104
typical 10464Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1942
March 6, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
ThrillerMysteryHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more13 people
- Bela LugosiDr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
- Clayton MooreFBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
- Joan BarclayAlice Saunders
- George PembrokeDr. William Saunders
- Robert FrazerAmos Hanlin
- Robert FiskePhillip Wallace
- IMIrving MitchellJohn Van Dyke
- Edward Peil Sr.Ryder
- Kenneth HarlanFBI Chief Colton
Max Hoffman Jr.Kearney- JEJoseph EggentonStevens
I. Stanford JolleyThe Dragon
Frank MeltonFBI Agent
Directing · 3
- William Nigh Director
- Gerald Schnitzer Assistant Director
- Arthur Hammond Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Harvey Gates Screenplay, Original Story
- Robert Kehoe Story
Production · 2
- Sam Katzman Producer
- Jack Dietz Production Manager, Producer
Camera · 1
- Arthur Reed Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Carl Pierson Editor
Sound · 4
- Lew Porter Music
- Heinz Roemheld Music
- Johnny Lange Music
- Glen Glenn Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Dave Milton Art Direction
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