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Summary
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score35%
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −35 min on the typical 95
typical 9560Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1941
March 28, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 18 more32 people
- Lon Chaney Jr.Dan McCormick
- Lionel AtwillDr. Paul Rigas
- Anne NagelJune Lawrence
- Frank AlbertsonMark Adams
- Samuel S. HindsDr. John Lawrence
- William B. DavidsonDistrict Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
- Ben TaggartDetective Sergeant Regan
- Constance BergenNurse
Ivan MillerDoctor
Chester GanChinese Boy, Wong
George MeaderDr. Bruno
Frank O'ConnorDetective
John DilsonMedical Examiner
Byron FoulgerAlienist #2
Jessie ArnoldMrs. Frank Davis (uncredited)
James BlaineCharlie, Prison Guard (uncredited)- GBGary BrecknerRadio Announcer (uncredited)
- LDLowell DrewJury Foreman (uncredited)
- JEJohn EllisAssistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Douglas EvansPolice Radio Announcer (uncredited)- JGJack GardnerReporter (uncredited)
William HallMike - Dynamo Operator (uncredited)
Russell HicksWarden Harris (uncredited)- WKWright KramerJudge (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- George Waggner Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Harry Essex Story
- Len Golos Story
- Sid Schwartz Story
Production · 1
- Jack Bernhard Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Elwood Bredell Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Arthur Hilton Editor
Sound · 6
- Hans J. Salter Music Director, Original Music Composer
- Charles Henderson Music
- Frank Skinner Music
- Charles Previn Orchestrator
- Bernard B. Brown Sound Supervisor
- Charles Carroll Sound
Art · 3
- Jack Otterson Art Direction
- Harold H. MacArthur Art Direction
- Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Vera West Costume Design
- Jack Pierce Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- David Sharpe Stunts
- John P. Fulton Special Effects
- Eric Wybrow Technical Supervisor
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