The Man with Nine Lives (1940): Cast
The Man with Nine Lives is a 1940 sci-fi horror film directed by Nick Grindé, starring Boris Karloff as Dr. Leon Kravaal, Charles Halton and Byron Foulger. It runs 1 hour 14 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 14m (74 min)
- Director
- Nick Grindé
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Man with Nine Lives About?
The premise of The Man with Nine Lives without spoilers.
Driven by a radical idea to cure cancer by freezing patients, Dr. Leon Kravaal murders in the name of science and entombs officials and himself in icy chambers. Decades later the frozen bodies are uncovered and revived, hoping he can finish the treatment, but greed and human frailty threaten to ruin the project.
The Man with Nine Lives Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- experiment
- cryogenics
- human guinea pig
- nurse
- psychotronic film
- frozen therapy
- medical experiment
- doctor
- frozen
- newspaper headline
- coma
- calendar
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- medical discovery
- medical breakthrough
- book
- hermit
- recluse
- demonstration
- leave of absence
- boat
- scientist
- mysterious disappearance
- vanished without a trace
- abandoned house
- falling through the floor
- basement
- tunnel
- oil lamp
- poison
- door
- wall of ice
- frozen in ice
- axe
- mirror
- coffee
- thawing
- fiance fiancee relationship
- year 1940
- vault
- year 1930
- rainstorm
- grandfather clock
- anesthesia
- chemical
- poison gas
- locked door
- frozen body
- vapor
- patient
- pistol
The Man with Nine Lives Cast & Characters
Boris Karloff leads the cast as Dr. Leon Kravaal, with Charles Halton as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) and Byron Foulger as Dr. Bassett. Directed by Nick Grindé; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Nick Grindé
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Boris Karloff as Dr. Leon Kravaal -
Charles Halton as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) - Byron Foulger as Dr. Bassett
- Cyril Ring as Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Man with Nine Lives
· 17 more- James Conaty Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
- Charles Trowbridge Dr. Harvey
- Ernie Adams Pete Daggett
- John Dilson John Hawthorne
- Bruce Bennett State Trooper (uncredited)
- Minta Durfee Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- Hal Taliaferro Sheriff Stanton
- Wedgwood Nowell Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
- Stanley Brown Bob Adams
- Ivan Miller Sheriff Haley (uncredited)
- Eddie Dew Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)
- Landers Stevens Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
- Charles Miller Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)
- Roger Pryor Dr. Tim Mason
- Jo Ann Sayers Nurse Judith Blair
- Lee Willard Frozen Body of Jasper Adams (uncredited)
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- William Marion Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
More from Nick Grindé
More films directed by Nick Grindé: Hitler- Dead or Alive, Before I Hang, Convicted Woman and The Man They Could Not Hang.
The Man with Nine Lives Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “L'homme avec Nine Lives” and “Мъжът с девет живота”.
- Also known as
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- L'homme avec Nine Lives
- Мъжът с девет живота
- Uomini dalle 9 vite
- A Ilha dos Ressuscitados
- Muž s devíti životy
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The Man with Nine Lives FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Man with Nine Lives, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Man with Nine Lives?
The Man with Nine Lives runs 1 hour 14 minutes (74 minutes).
When was The Man with Nine Lives released?
The Man with Nine Lives was released on April 18, 1940.
Who directed The Man with Nine Lives?
The Man with Nine Lives was directed by Nick Grindé.
More films by Nick Grindé Who is in the cast of The Man with Nine Lives?
The Man with Nine Lives stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Leon Kravaal, Charles Halton as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) and Byron Foulger as Dr. Bassett, among 21 credited actors.
Does The Man with Nine Lives have a post-credit scene?
No. The Man with Nine Lives has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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