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The Lady and the Monster (1944)

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Film details

Featuring

Vera Hruba Ralston Richard Arlen Erich von Stroheim
Country

USA
Year

1944
Genres

Horror Science Fiction
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The Lady and the Doctor Alternative
Monster Alternative
Tiger Man Alternative
Lady and the Scientist Alternative

Synopsis

Based on the story "Donovan's Brain" by Curt Siodmak. Struggle between two scientists who removed the brain of a financier and kept it alive after the body's death. It dominates one of them until it is drugged by the housekeeper and they fight over what to do with it.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Janice Farell
    
    Vera Hruba Ralston
  - Patrick Cory
    
    Richard Arlen
  - Prof. Franz Mueller
    
    Erich von Stroheim
  - Mrs. Fame
    
    Mary Nash
  - Eugene Fulton
    
    Sidney Blackmer
  - Chloe Donovan
    
    Helen Vinson
  - dance team
    
    Lola Montes
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    George Sherman
  - Production Company
    
    Republic Pictures Corporation
  - Producer
    
    George Sherman
  - Script
    
    Dane Lussier
  - Script
    
    Frederick Kohner
  - Author of the Original Work
    
    Curt Siodmak
  - Photography
    
    John Alton
  - Special Effects
    
    Theodore Lydecker
  - Editor
    
    Arthur Roberts
  - Art Director
    
    Russell Kimball
  - Set Designer
    
    Otto Siegel
  - Music
    
    Walter Scharf

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