A Devil's Island escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those who framed him..


If you like your black-and-white classics to be completely off their rocker, The Devil-Doll is basically mandatory viewing. It’s perfect for anyone who loves old-school practical effects that make absolutely zero sense when you think about them for more than five seconds. If you need your movies to be grounded, realist...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Tod Browning

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"If you like your black-and-white classics to be completely off their rocker, The Devil-Doll is basically mandatory viewing. It’s perfect for anyone who loves old-school practical effects that make absolutely zero sense when you think about them for more than five seconds. If you need your movies to be grounded, realistic, or paced like a modern thriller, you’re going to hate this. Lionel Barrymore is the whole show here. He spends a massive chunk of the runtime dressed up as an elderly woman, w..."

Christian J. Frank
Tod Browning, Erich von Stroheim, Abraham Merritt, Richard Schayer, Garrett Fort, Guy Endore
United States
Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

