The Man with Nine Lives
6.2/10
Rating
74 min
Runtime
1940
Release Year
Nick Grindé
Director
Cast
Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers, Stanley Brown, John Dilson
Quick Synopsis
Dr. Leon Kravaal, a scientist working on a cancer cure that involves freezing patients, faces a crisis when an experiment is misunderstood by authorities who think he has killed a patient. To avoid arrest, Kravaal freezes both the officials and himself. Years later, they are found and revived with the hope that Kravaal can finish his research. However, the project encounters problems due to human greed and personal weaknesses that interfere with its success.
Detailed Synopsis of The Man with Nine Lives
Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.
