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When Dr. Morris experiments with a poisonous gas first used by the ancient Mayans in their sacrificial rites, he discovers that it produces a "death in life" state in the subject. It also has severe, irreversible side effects of advanced decomposition that can only be temporarily halted by a potent mixture of herbs and fresh human hearts. Guess who can't wait to test it on his unsuspecting lab assistant Ted? Grave-robbing, corpse desecration, murder and total madness follow. Despite the grisly title, The Mad Ghoul (1943) is a visually stylish thriller with a quintessential mad doctor performance by George Zucco and memorable roles for David Bruce as the title character and forties "Scream Queen" Evelyn Ankers.
Original Release
11/12/1943
US Release
11/12/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Bruce | Ted Allison |
Evelyn Ankers | Isabel Lewis |
George Zucco | Dr. Alfred Morris |
Robert Armstrong | Ken McClure / 'Scoop' McClure |
Turhan Bey | Eric Iverson |
Milburn Stone | Macklin / Sgt. Macklin |
Andrew Tombes | Eagan / Mortician Eagan |
Rose Hobart | Della / Della Elliott, reporter |
Addison Richards | Gavigan / Editor Gavigan |
Charles McGraw | Garrity / Detective Garrity |
Directors
Writers
Brenda Weisberg, Paul Gangelin, Hanns Kräly
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Bruce | Ted Allison |
Evelyn Ankers | Isabel Lewis |
George Zucco | Dr. Alfred Morris |
Robert Armstrong | Ken McClure / 'Scoop' McClure |
Turhan Bey | Eric Iverson |
Milburn Stone | Macklin / Sgt. Macklin |
Andrew Tombes | Eagan / Mortician Eagan |
Rose Hobart | Della / Della Elliott, reporter |
Addison Richards | Gavigan / Editor Gavigan |
Charles McGraw | Garrity / Detective Garrity |
Lillian Cornell | Isabel's Singing Voice |
Bess Flowers | Woman in Audience |
Gus Glassmire | Caretaker / 1st Cemetery Caretaker |
Chuck Hamilton | Policeman |
Hans Herbert | Attendant |
Lew Kelly | Stagehand |
Isabel La Mal | Maid |
Mike Lally | Reporter |
Bert Moorhouse | Man in Audience |
Edmund Mortimer | Man in Audience |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ben Pivar | Producer |