Movie
Corridors of Blood
Overview
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases 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 his own chemical experiments and gets involved with a criminal gang led by Black Ben [Francis de Wolff], and a ruthless killer Resurrection Joe [Christopher Lee]. Unfortunately, this shady partnership leads Dr. Bolton to further ruin, culminating in his unwitting participation in murder — for which he becomes the first victim of a blackmail scheme.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-12-01
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Producers Associates, Amalgamated Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Thomas Bolton
- Betta St. John as Susan
- Christopher Lee as Resurrection Joe
- Finlay Currie as Supt. Charles Matheson
- Adrienne Corri as Rachel
- Francis de Wolff as Black Ben
- Francis Matthews as Jonathan Bolton
- Frank Pettingell as Mr. Blount
- Basil Dignam as Hospital Chairman
- Nigel Green as Insp. Donovan
- Yvonne Romain as Rosa (as Yvonne Warren)
- Howard Lang as Chief Inspector
Crew
- Robert Day - Director
- Jean Scott Rogers - Screenplay
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