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The Man with Nine Lives

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

Duration

1h 14m

Release

18 Apr 1940

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

A medical researcher visits the deserted home of a pioneer in cryogenic science who disappeared 10 years earlier and finds him frozen in ice but still alive.

Cast

Boris KarloffRoger PryorJo Ann Sayers

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Details

Director

Nick Grinde

Writers

Karl BrownHarold Shumate

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