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Black Friday(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-02-29
60%
53 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
A Reign Of HORROR... a man-made monster on the loose!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $125,750.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Black Friday
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stanley Ridges
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Boris Karloff
Dr. Ernest Sovac
Bela Lugosi
Eric Marnay
Anne Nagel
Sunny Rogers
Anne Gwynne
Jean Sovac
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonald
Frank Miller
Paul Fix
William Kane
Murray Alper
Bellhop
Jack Mulhall
Bartender
Video Trailer Black Friday
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
BLACK FRIDAY "From now on, you do exactly as I say" Clip
Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY
Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 - Black Friday (1940) - Clip: You've Been Ill (HD)
All 4 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
BLACK FRIDAY "From now on, you do exactly as I say" Clip - Clip
Joe Dante on BLACK FRIDAY - Featurette
Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 - Black Friday (1940) - Clip: You've Been Ill (HD) - Clip
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