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The Man With Nine Lives (Behind the Door)

The Man With Nine Lives (Behind the Door) (1940)

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Release Date: Apr 18, 1940 Wide

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Man with Nine Lives (released in England as Behind the Door) is the second of Columbia's unofficial "Mad Doctor" series starring Boris Karloff. This time, Boris is obsessed with the notion that he can come up with a cure for cancer. To do this, it is necessary for Karloff to freeze his patients, then use a revolutionary new serum on the bodies while they're in a state of suspended animation. Alas, Karloff is accidentally locked up with his deep-frozen subjects. When thawed out years later, he

Oct 4, 2005

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It stars Boris Karloff at his deliciously insane best as a mad scientist.

November 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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At first curiously intriguing, The Man with Nine Lives eventually becomes so silly that it's hard to take much of it -- if any of it -- seriously.

January 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com
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The last 15 minutes, in which people finally start dying and Karloff finally gets really menacing, can't make up for the rest...

October 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

Audience Reviews for The Man With Nine Lives (Behind the Door)

It was very good, and interesting. The actors and actresses were all good, and the look of the film was nice. The story kept me intrigued and I was surprised by parts.
November 22, 2009
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