Black Friday Overview:

Black Friday (1940) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Arthur Lubin .

SYNOPSIS

When a professor gets seriously hurt in a car crash with a gangster, a surgeon (Karloff) makes a risky, desperate decision: he saves his friend's life by transferring the brain of a dying gangster into the professor's body. But the surgeon's original good intentions fade when he learns that, embedded in the criminal's brain, is information regarding a hidden fortune. Determined to get the money, the doctor manipulates his patient into temporarily assuming the gangster's personality, and the criminal mind takes over, seeking revenge on a rival gangster (Lugosi). Neat mystery tale with horror overtones added by presence of monster-movie stars.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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By Annmarie Gatti on Nov 27, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Just for Fun… Getting in the Black Friday ‘spirit’ courtesy of Miracle on 34th Street… -Herbert Heyes as Mr. Gimbel ….. -Harry Antrim as R.H. Macy ….. -Thelma Ritter in her Feature Film Debut Happy Shopping! ??.. –Annmarie from Classic Movie Hub Share ... Read full article


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Warner Archive Black Friday Sale

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

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Long after Bela Lugosi's death, it was revealed that the "hypnosis" angle was a complete hoax, but Boris Karloff played along at the time of the film's release, stating that he was convinced that Lugosi had been hypnotized, because he had never seen his fellow co-star keep his back to the camera so long.
Originally budgeted at $130,750.
Despite problems with Boris Karloff, who steadfastly insisted that the studio comply with the union-mandated eight-hour day (a rule largely ignored, except when a major star demanded compliance), director Arthur Lubin was able to bring the picture in on schedule and $5,000 under budget.
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