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The Devil-Doll

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1936 | 78 min | Horror, Science Fiction

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (79% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Clayface or The Invisible Man, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 18 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1936: an older pace and style.

Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches (all for the good of humanity, of course). Lavond, however, is consumed with hatred for those who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    79% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 18K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tod Browning

  • Lionel BarrymorePaul Lavond
  • Maureen O'SullivanLorraine Lavond
  • Frank LawtonToto
  • Rafaela OttianoMalita
  • Robert GreigÉmile Coulvet
  • Lucy BeaumontMadame Lavond
  • Henry B. WalthallMarcel
  • Grace FordLachna
  • Pedro de CordobaCharles Martin
  • Arthur HohlVictor Radin