The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

6.3/10 74 min Science Fiction Horror

Overview

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

Cast

Boris Karloff

Dr. Leon Kravaal

Roger Pryor

Dr. Tim Mason

Jo Ann Sayers

Nurse Judith Blair

Stanley Brown

Bob Adams

John Dilson

John Hawthorne

Hal Taliaferro

Sheriff Stanton

Byron Foulger

Dr. Bassett

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Harvey

Ernie Adams

Pete Daggett

Minta Durfee

Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

Landers Stevens

Doctor Spectator (uncredited)

Ivan Miller

Sheriff Haley (uncredited)

Bruce Bennett

State Trooper (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)

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