Rent The Invisible Ray / Black Friday (1940)
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2h 27min
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- Synopsis:
Two more tales of terror from the vaults of Universal Pictures, all starring the iconic Boris Karloff.
The Invisible Ray (1936)Visionary scientist Janos Rukh (Boris Karloff) convinces a group of scientists and supporters to mount an expedition to the African continent to locate and study an ancient meteorite of great significance. He exposes himself to the highly toxic radiation of the meteorite, and while an antidote devised by Dr. Benet (Bela Lugosi) saves him from death by radiation poisoning, his naked touch causes instant death to others. Back in London, the benefits of the meteorite's controlled radiation offer Dr. Benet an opportunity to restore eyesight to the blind. The antidote's toxicity excites Prof. Rukh into paranoid rages as he seeks revenge against the members of his expedition, who he accuses of stealing his discovery for their own glory.
Black Friday (1940)
Mild-mannered College professor George Kingsley (Stanley Ridges) is caught in a bloody gangster shoot out and is gravely injured. Kingsley's close friend Dr. Ernest Sovac (Boris Karloff) performs an emergency operation replacing the damaged section of Kingsley's brain with that of injured gangster Red Cannon (Bela Lugosi). But while the operation is a success, Kingsley experiences disastrous 'Jekyll and Hyde' side effects, occasionally taking on the more brutal aspects of Cannon's personality. While under one of his 'spells', Kingsley reveals the existence of a stash of stolen money. Struggling to control his greed, Sovac hypnotizes Kingsley bringing out his alter ego, hoping to get information on the location of the money. But hypnosis brings Kingsley closer to madness, with his personalities alternating between docile professor and brutal gangster, out for revenge.- Actors:
- Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Violet Kemble Cooper, Walter Kingsford, Beulah Bondi, Frank Reicher, Paul Weigel, Georges Renavent, Ernie Adams, Ricca Allen, Charles Bastin, May Beatty, Ted Billings, Ernest A. Bouveron, Helen Brown, Daisy Bufford, André Cheron, Alex Chivra
- Directors:
- Lambert Hillyer
- Producers:
- Edmund Grainger, Burt Kelly
- Writers:
- John Colton, Howard Higgin, Douglas Hodges
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/10/2022
- Run Time:
- 147 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary tracks on 'The Invisible Ray' with author Stephen Jones and author/critic Kim Newman
- Brand new audio commentary track on 'Black Friday' with Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
- "The Sire de Maletroit's Door" radio adaptations
- Stills Galleries
- Trailers
