Summary
The Man with Nine Lives is an American science-fiction film first released in 1940,
directed by Nick Grinde.
The film stars Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers, Stanley Brown and John Dilson.
It has also been released under the title: Behind the Door.
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Credits
- Director: Nick Grinde
- Script: Harold Shumate, Karl Brown
- Photo: Benjamin H. Kline
- Cast: Boris Karloff (Dr. Leon Kravaal), Roger Pryor (Dr. Tim Mason), Jo Ann Sayers (Nurse Judith Blair), Stanley Brown (Bob Adams), John Dilson (District Attorney John Hawthorne), Hal Taliaferro (Sheriff Ed Stanton), Byron Foulger (Dr. Henry Bassett), Charles Trowbridge (Dr. Harvey), Ernie Adams (Pete Daggett), Bruce Bennett (State Trooper), James Conaty (Doctor Spectator), Eddie Dew (Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation), Minta Durfee (Frozen Therapy Patient), William Marion (Doctor Spectator), Charles F. Miller (Doctor Spectator Explaining Procedure), Ivan Miller (Sheriff Haley), Wedgwood Nowell (Doctor Spectator), Cyril Ring (Doctor Spectator), Landers Stevens (Doctor Spectator), Lee Willard (Frozen Body of Jasper Adams)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 74 min; B&W
- Aka: Behind the Door
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Mystery / Sci-Fi


