The Man with Nine Lives
6.5
“He kills in the name of science...Tombs of ice for the living...Chambers of horror for the dead!”
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.
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Cast
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Boris Karloff
Dr. Leon Kravaal
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Roger Pryor
Dr. Tim Mason
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Jo Ann Sayers
Nurse Judith Blair
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Drunk Driving
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Stanley Brown
Bob Adams
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The Face Behind the Mask
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John Dilson
John Hawthorne
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Hal Taliaferro
Sheriff Stanton
Known for
Red River
Byron Foulger
Dr. Bassett
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
They Live by Night
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Harvey
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
Sergeant York
Ernie Adams
Pete Daggett
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Invisible Ghost
Minta Durfee
Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
Known for
Twenty Minutes of Love
Cruel, Cruel Love
Charles Miller
Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)
Also in
Phantom of Chinatown
South of Santa Fe
Eddie Dew
Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)
Also in
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Nick Grindé Director · Karl Brown Screenplay Harold Shumate Story
United States release April 18, 1940 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 18, 1940
Theatrical
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