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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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