Overview
Production co: Associated British-Pathé, John Argyle Productions
►76 min (UK) □ November 1939 (UK)
Library synopsis: [En] The film gave Lugosi his last real acting opportunity in a dual role Dr. Orloff, head of a Greenwich insurance company, and as Mr. Dearborn, director of a home for the blind where newly insured victims are drowned in a tank and their bodies dumped in the Thames by Lugosi’s monstrous blind henchman Jake (Walter). Written by Phil Hardy
Director: Walter Summers
Cult stars: Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt, Edmon Ryan
Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.5 / 10
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Essential inner links and references
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk) | Fragments of Fear [UK / 1995] (bk) | Quatermass – Antologia del Cine Fantastico Britanico [Spain / Nr. 6 - Summer 2004] (bk) | Mad Movies [France / Nr. 10 - March 1975] (fz) | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi [USA / 1995] (bk) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 7 - 1993] (mg) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 27 - 1998](mg) | Famous Monsters of Filmland [USA / Nr. 124 - April 1976] (mg) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 23 - Autumn 1970] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 2 - Nr. 14 - November 1972] (mg) | Midnight Marquee [USA / Nr. 57 - Summer 1998] (mg) | Quatermass [Spain / Special Nr. 6 - November 2000](mg) | Rue Morgue [Canada / Nr. 30 - November-December 2002] (mg) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 28 - 1999] (mg) | Horror Pictures Collection [France / 1987] (mg)
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Gallery and video classification
(2 votes, average: 7,00 out of 10)
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Basic Card
| Genre | Crime, Horror, Mystery |
|---|---|
| Director | Walter Summers |
| Writers | Edgar Wallace, Jan Van Lusil, John Argyle, Patrick Kirwan, Walter Summers |
| Producer | John Argyle |
| Cast | Alexander Field, Arthur E. Owen, Bela Lugosi, Bryan Herbert, Charles Penrose, Edmon Ryan, Gerald Pring, Greta Gynt, Hugh Williams, Julie Suedo, May Hallatt, O.B. Clarence, Wilfred Walter |
| Certification | Canada:PG (Ontario) / West Germany:18 / Finland:(Banned) (1947) / Sweden:15 / UK:X (original rating) / UK:PG (video rating) (1993) |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Release date | UK November 1939 | USA 9 March 1940 (premiere) | USA 24 March 1940 | Portugal 16 March 1942 | Sweden 15 January 1943 | West Germany 22 July 1949 | USA 1956 (re-release) |
| Also known as | The Dark Eyes of London UK (original title) | Canavar Doktor Turkey (Turkish title) | De blinde moordenaar Belgium (Flemish title) | Dead Eyes of London International (English title) | Der Würger Germany | Die toten Augen von London Austria | Dr Orloff Sweden | Emberi szörnyeteg Hungary | Le tueur aveugle Belgium (French title) | O Monstro Humano Brazil | Occhi neri di Londra Italy | Os Olhos Velados de Londres Portugal | Skotena matia Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | The Human Monster USA |
| Filming locations | Welwyn Studios, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Production company | Associated British-Pathé, John Argyle Productions |
| Distribution company | Pathé Pictures International (1939) (UK) (theatrical) | Anglo American Film (Italy) (theatrical) | Monogram Pictures (1940) (USA) (theatrical) | Motion Picture Ventures (1956) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Timeless Video (1994) (USA) (VHS) | Hollywood Classics (1995) (Brazil) (VHS) | Madacy Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS) | VCI Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) | Roan Group, The (2000) (USA) (DVD) | Roan Group, The (2001) (USA) (DVD) | Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (USA) (DVD) | Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD) | St. Clair Vision (2004) (USA) (DVD) | Passport Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) | Omnium-Film GmbH (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical) | 13th Street (Germany) (TV) | Artus films (2010) (France) (DVD) | LS Video (USA) (VHS) | Navarre Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) | Punto Zero (2007) (Italy) (DVD) | M. & R. (Italy) (VHS) | CDE Home Video (I Grandi Classici) (Italy) (VHS) | Savoy Film (Geramny) (DVD) | Pay-TV: Kinowelt TV 28.05.2005 (Germany) | Free-TV: Rai Uno 03.09.1996 (Italy) | Cine Hogar (1973) (Spain) (super 8 mm) |
| Runtime | UK: 76 min | USA: 73 min | Italy: 76 min | Spain: 75 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono | Color: Black and White | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm |
