The Dark Eyes Of London (1940)

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In London, the Scotland yard Detective Inspector Larry Holt is assigned to investigate a serious of deaths apparently in accidents. However, a further inquiry shows that all the victims are men without family and insurance policy released by the insurance agent Dr. Feodor Orloff and the beneficiary is a home for blind administrated by Prof. John Dearborn. When Henry Stuart is found drowned, his daughter Diana comes to London and helps Holt and his American partner Lieutenant O'Reilly in their investigation. Movie Tagline: Based on "The Dark Eyes Of London" By Edgar Wallace [Poster under title of The Human Monster] Also Known As: The Human Monster Title: Dark Eyes Of London, The Release Date: March 09, 1940 Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Crime All Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama Languages: English Country: UK Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.5 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.5 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With D MPAA Rating: PG Director(s): Walter Summers Cast: Bela Lugosi ...Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn Hugh Williams ...Det. Insp. Larry Holt Greta Gynt ...Diana Stuart Edmon Ryan ...Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly Wilfred Walter ...Jake Alexander Field ...Fred Grogan O.B. Clarence ...Prof. John Dearborn (voice) May Hallatt ...Policewoman Grady Bryan Herbert ...Police Supt. Walsh Arthur E. Owen ...Blind Lou Charles Penrose ...Morrison, undercover detective Gerald Pring ...Henry Stuart Julie Suedo ...Orloff's Secretary Remaining Cast: Producer(s): John Argyle Writer(s): Edgar Wallace John Argyle Patrick Kirwan Walter Summers Jan Van Lusil Composer(s): Guy Jones More Photos from The Dark Eyes Of London More Movie Taglines: Based on "The Dark Eyes Of London" By Edgar Wallace [Poster under title of The Human Monster] Movie Quote(s): Dr. Feodor Orloff: You have been very foolish, Lou. You are blind, and you cannot speak. But you can hear - and that will never do! Movie Trivia: The first film in Britain to receive the 'H' (for Horror) certificate. Orloff's quote "And the greatest of these is Charity..." is from 1st Corinthians 13:13. Holt's statement "As the walrus said to the carpenter, the time has come..." is a reference to the poem, The Walrus and the Carpenter, from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. The Stainsbury machine is a Braille shorthand machine. Henry Stainsby, superintendent of Birmingham Institution of the Blind in England and Alfred Wayne developed several of these devices, commencing in 1899. The one seen on the film is similar to the 'Improved Stainsby Braille Writer' of 1933. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Insurance, Scotland Yard, London England, Serial Killer, Murder  ...[more] Keywords All: Blindness, Based On Novel Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.51/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.5 out of 10.0 - 53 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST