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5.4/10   354 votes
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Director:
Walter Summers
Writers:
Edgar Wallace (novel) and
John Argyle (writer)
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Release Date:
24 March 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Drama more
Tagline:
Based on "The Dark Eyes Of London" By Edgar Wallace [Poster under title of The Human Monster]
Plot:
Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Enjoyable Lugosi flick. more

Cast

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Bela Lugosi ... Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
Hugh Williams ... Det. Insp. Larry Holt
Greta Gynt ... Diana Stuart
Edmon Ryan ... Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly
Wilfred Walter ... Jake
Alexander Field ... Fred Grogan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Eyes of London (International: English title)
The Human Monster (USA)
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Runtime:
76 min | USA:73 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:18 | Finland:(Banned) (1947) | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1993)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The first film in Britain to receive the 'H' (for Horror) certificate. more
Quotes:
Dr. Feodor Orloff: You have been very foolish, Lou. You are blind, and you cannot speak. But you can hear - and that will never do! more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Enjoyable Lugosi flick., 23 August 2003
7/10
Author: Mike-764 (michaelnella@yahoo.com) from Flushing, NY

Dr. Orloff has been endowing funds to the Dearborn Institute for the Blind, but is using the institute as a home for his sinister activities. Orloff has been ordering the murders of a series of men who have named Orloff as their insurance beneficiary, as collateral for a monetary loan. Scotland Yard Inspector Holt, also teaming up with Lt. O'Reilly (from Chicago) and Diana Stuart, daughter of the latest murder victim, try to uncover the connection of Orloff, the Dearborn Institute, and the murdered men. I enjoyed this movie more than I expected I would. Lugosi gives a very good performance, and the movie has a good aura of mystery about it which only enhance the audience's attention, despite the film's modest small budget. Rating, 7.

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