The Human Monster 1939
5.7 / 10
The Human Monster
Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call.
Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
... Det. Insp. Larry Holt
... Diana Stuart
... Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly
... Blind Jake
AEO
Arthur E. Owen... Dumb Lou
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See All 1 Reviews12 Feb 2023 by CinemaSerf
Bela Lugosi tries hard here, but he really can't quite hold it all together as the doctor who is indirectly collecting insurance policies held on men who are brutally murdered. We know from early on just who is doing the killing and just who is pulling the strings, so to a certain extent we are just really marking the homework of Hugh Williams' "Insp. Holt" as he investigates the crimes and tries to get to the bottom of things before any more people are killed. His investigation is soon being assisted by the daughter of one of the victims - "Diana" (Greta Gynt) and that brings him to a school for the blind where Lugosi's "Dr. Orloff" acts as a consultant. Can he put two and two together in time? If it lost ten/fifteen minutes then it could have worked better, but even at 75 minutes it's too long with not enough happening to sustain the interest in what is a dark and gloomy production that is sadly devoid of jeopardy. It might actually have worked better on stage - it has some of the hallmark ingredients of a solid, if unimaginative, one act play - but on a big screen it's unremarkable fayre, I'm afraid.
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Release Date:
Nov 03, 1939 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 16`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Bela Lugosi tries hard here, but he really can't quite hold it all together as the doctor who is indirectly collecting insurance policies held on men who are brutally murdered. We know from early on just who is doing the killing and just who is pulling the strings, so to a certain extent we are just really marking the homework of Hugh Williams' "Insp. Holt" as he investigates the crimes and tries to get to the bottom of things before any more people are killed. His investigation is soon being assisted by the daughter of one of the victims - "Diana" (Greta Gynt) and that brings him to a school for the blind where Lugosi's "Dr. Orloff" acts as a consultant. Can he put two and two together in time? If it lost ten/fifteen minutes then it could have worked better, but even at 75 minutes it's too long with not enough happening to sustain the interest in what is a dark and gloomy production that is sadly devoid of jeopardy. It might actually have worked better on stage - it has some of the hallmark ingredients of a solid, if unimaginative, one act play - but on a big screen it's unremarkable fayre, I'm afraid.
Cast & Crew of
The Human Monster - The Human Monster
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
... Det. Insp. Larry Holt
... Diana Stuart
... Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly
... Blind Jake
AEO
Arthur E. Owen... Dumb Lou
... Fred Grogan
GP
Gerald Pring... Henry Stuart
... Prof. John Dearborn (voice)
... Police Constable Griggs
... Police Sgt. Walsh
... Morrison, undercover detective
... Orloff's Secretary
Produced By
JA
John Argyle... Producer
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