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Torture Ship (1939) -- A mad scientist performs experiments on "the criminal mind" on captured criminals on board his private ship.

Overview

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2.6/10   129 votes
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Director:
Victor Halperin
Writer:
Jack London (story)
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Release Date:
28 October 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
A mad scientist performs experiments on "the criminal mind" on captured criminals on board his private ship. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Caveat Emptor! A great cast and a great mistake more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Lyle Talbot ... Lt. Bob Bennett
Irving Pichel ... Dr. Herbert Stander
Julie Bishop ... Joan Martel (as Jacqueline Wells)
Sheila Bromley ... Poison Mary Slavish
Anthony Averill ... Dirk
Russell Hopton ... Harry 'The Carver' Bogard
Julian Madison ... Paul, an Aide
Eddie Holden ... Ole Olson
Wheeler Oakman ... John Ritter
Stanley Blystone ... Briggs
Leander De Cordova ... Ezra Matthews (as Leander de Cordova)
Demetrius Alexis ... Steve Murano (as Dmitri Alexis)
Skelton Knaggs ... Jesse Bixel
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Carleton Young ... Reporter (unconfirmed)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
57 min | USA:49 min (DVD version) | Canada:62 min (Ontario)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario)

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Quotes:
[first lines]
First reporter: Doctor, is it true that through your experiments in endocrine glands you can cure crime?
Second reporter: What about this crime cure?
Dr. Herbert Stander: Boys, after the grand jury's decision, I'll have a statement to make. If making a criminal mind is normal... than I'll be indicted.
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Caveat Emptor! A great cast and a great mistake, 14 July 2006
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Author: Dukey Flyswatter from United States

Recently got one of those Mill Creek 50 pack of horror and mystery PD movies (Tales Of Terror) because there were about 25 of these programmers I had not yet seen.I was already aware from experience that the quality on most of these is less than desirable but some can't be had anywhere else or were not worth paying ten bucks for alone.In this case I was taken royally as this print is missing the first 8 minutes or so leaving one to guess the rest. Fortunately the plot is simple and you can pick it up easily but you'll still be burning at the Faux Pas. Don't know if Alpha's print of this is the same way but in any case this is one to avoid.

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