Synopsis
An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben and his henchman Resurrection Joe.
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Cast
- Boris KarloffDr. Thomas Bolton
- Betta St. JohnSusan
- Christopher LeeResurrection Joe
- Finlay CurrieSupt. Charles Matheson
- Adrienne CorriRachel
- Francis de WolffBlack Ben
- Francis MatthewsJonathan Bolton
- Frank PettingellMr. Blount
- Basil DignamHospital Chairman
- Nigel GreenInsp. Donovan
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