The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
- Directed by
- Walter Summers
- Genre
- horror film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 39 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 murders people for insurance money. He pretends to run a charity for the blind to hide his crimes.
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What happens
The Dark Eyes of London (U.S. title The Human Monster) is a 1939 British horror film produced by John Argyle and directed by Walter Summers, and starring Béla Lugosi, Hugh Williams, and Greta Gynt. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is about a scientist named Dr Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money, while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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