The Devil-Doll (1936)

Directed by

Tod Browning

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 121 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist creates a formula that shrinks people to help with overpopulation. After he dies, his cellmate uses the formula to get revenge on the people who framed him for crimes.

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What happens

The Devil-Doll is a 1936 American horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film was loosely influenced by the novel Burn Witch Burn! (1932) by Abraham Merritt. It has become a cult film. A French scientist is worried about human overpopulation. He creates a formula able to shrink humans, in order for the planet's resources to last longer. He dies shortly after a prison escape, and his former cellmate decides to use the formula in a revenge scheme. The former prisoner targets the people who had originally framed him for bank robbery and murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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