Story Line
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
“Delving into new, strange fields of mystery!”
Top Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Janos Rukh
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Felix Benet
Frank Lawton
Ronald Drake
Frances Drake
Diana Rukh
Violet Kemble Cooper
Mother Rukh
Beulah Bondi
Lady Arabella Stevens
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
1936-01-20
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Science FictionHorrorThriller
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•1/7/2024**Peak Classic Universal Horror**
A bunch of big stars with a well written story, for the time. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are both great and so is Francis Drake.
CW: There are racist bits, typical portrayals of Africans for the time period...