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

How it feels

A scientist murders people for insurance money. He pretends to run a charity for the blind to hide his crimes.

gothicmelodramaticcreepysuspensefulsinistermoodybleakold-fashioned

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)

Trailer

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