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December 7th - The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Teaming up future Bedlam (1946) stars Boris Karloff and Anna Lee for this British Gainsborough picture, The Man Who Changed His Mind is a highly accomplished sci-fi / horror thriller with Frankenstein style Gothic undercurrents.
Karloff's role of a once reputable scientist, now shunned by his peers, perfects brain transference techniques and... well you can imagine. Vengeance is on the agenda and minds are transferred with fervent glee.
Although the plot is daft as a brush it's all done so earnestly and acted so beautifully from a script with moments of biting wit that it really doesn't matter. Lasting just over an hour, The Man Who Changed His Mind is a classic mad scientist movie that will be under most people's radar.
Recommended.
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