Plots(1)
A desperate scientist will resort to anything, including murder, to continue his experiments. In need of money, the sadistic Dr. Satorius (Boris Karloff) accepts an offer from a millionaire's wife, Lady Von Clifford (Mona Goya), to murder her ailing husband, Sir Charles (Morton Selten). He injects the victim with a deadly poison, condemning him to a slow death. The millionaire alters his will to favor his son Roger (Arthur Margetson) before perishing, instantly making him the target of his stepmother's murderous intentions. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Boris Karloff
UK
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Scarface (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Arthur Margetson
UK
Best movies:
Random Harvest (1942)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Phantom Ship (1935)
Mona Goya
Mexico
Best movies:
The Old Guard (1960)
Babette Goes to War (1959)
Gibb McLaughlin
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Night and the City (1950)
Victor Rietti
Italy
Best movies:
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
21 Days (1940)