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Black Friday

Name: Black Friday
Genre: Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1940-02-29
Cast: Stanley Ridges, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne

1940 | 70 min | Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Face/Off, start here.
The mood: Scary, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 10 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1940: an older pace and style.

University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerSolid
$500K worldwide on a $126K budget
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Arthur Lubin

Stanley RidgesProf. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Boris KarloffDr. Ernest Sovac
Bela LugosiEric Marnay
Anne NagelSunny Rogers
Anne GwynneJean Sovac
Virginia BrissacMrs. Margaret Kingsley
Edmund MacDonaldFrank Miller
Paul FixWilliam Kane
Murray AlperBellhop
Jack MulhallBartender