The Human Monster (1939)
The Dark Eyes of London (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 16min
- Drama, Horror
- 24 Mar 1940 (USA)
- Movie
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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Cast verified as complete
Bela Lugosi | ... |
Dr. Feodor Orloff / John Dearborn
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Hugh Williams | ... |
Det. Insp. Larry Holt
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Greta Gynt | ... |
Diana Stuart
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Edmon Ryan | ... |
Lt. Patrick O'Reilly
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Wilfred Walter | ... |
Jake
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Alexander Field | ... |
Fred Grogan
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O.B. Clarence | ... |
Prof. John Dearborn (uncredited) (voice)
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May Hallatt | ... |
Police Constable Griggs (uncredited)
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Bryan Herbert | ... |
Police Sgt. Walsh (uncredited)
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Arthur E. Owen | ... |
Dumb Lou (uncredited)
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Charles Penrose | ... |
Morrison - Undercover Detective (uncredited)
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Gerald Pring | ... |
Henry Stuart (uncredited)
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Philip Stewart | ... |
Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)
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George Street | ... |
Scotland Yard Commissioner (uncredited)
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Julie Suedo | ... |
Orloff's Secretary (uncredited)
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Directed by
Walter Summers |
Written by
Edgar Wallace | ... | (novel "The Dark Eyes of London") |
Patrick Kirwan | ... | (screenplay) & |
Walter Summers | ... | (screenplay) & |
John Argyle | ... | (screenplay) (as J.F. Argyle) |
Jan Van Lusil | ... | (additional dialogue) (as Jay Van Lusil) |
Produced by
John Argyle | ... | producer |
Music by
Guy Jones |
Cinematography by
Bryan Langley | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Ted Richards | ... | (as E.G. Richards) |
Art Direction by
Duncan Sutherland |
Production Management
Hamilton G. Inglis | ... | production manager (as H.G. Inglis) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Martin | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Harry Benson | ... | recording supervisor (as H. Benson) |
A.E. Rudolph | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Anscombe | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
Guy Jones | ... | music arranger |
C. King Palmer | ... | composer: organ music |
Additional Crew
George Collins | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Pictures Ltd. (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Monogram Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pathé Pictures Ltd. (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Motion Picture Ventures (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Monopol Film (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Omnium-Film GmbH (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Carroll Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv)
- The Roan Group (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- The Roan Group (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Flashback Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- VCI Entertainment (2019) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Classic Flix (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (as "The Human Monster")
- Network (2021) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Human Monster') (widescreen)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Rhythmoton Film-Produktion (1st German dubbing version)
- Royal National Institute for the Blind (grateful acknowledgment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A series of strange deaths takes place in London. All are accidents but the victims are single men with no family and they all have a link to a life insurance company run by the mysterious Dr. Orloff.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | Based on "The Dark Eyes Of London" By Edgar Wallace [Poster under title of The Human Monster] See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The first British horror movie to be rated 'H' for horrific, which was brought in by the British Board of Film Censors in 1933 for films that were deemed too horrific for children under 16 to see after the early '30s Universal horrors shocked audiences. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Horror Hotel/The Human Monster (1971). See more » |
Quotes |
Diana Stuart:
I can't! I daren't! Det. Insp. Larry Holt: You'll dare. I've got to have sufficient proof that Dr. Orloff is a murderer and your father was his last victim. See more » |