The Devil-Doll
1936 · Movie · Approved · 78 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
A respected Parisian banker is framed for robbery and murder and sent to prison, where he later escapes and teams up with a scientist. Together they use a dangerous method that shrinks humans to tiny sizes, and he heads back to Paris to get revenge on those who betrayed him.
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-07-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (120 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Devil-Doll if you like vintage horror with macabre revenge and impressive tiny-person visuals like Freaks or Dracula; Not for you if you dislike campy, slow-moving melodrama or wish the story stayed focused on the shrinking thrills.
Pros: creepy miniature effects; intense revenge plot; standout performances | Cons: hokey visuals; slow melodrama; some plot dragging
Themes
- revenge
- scientist
- criminal
- miniature people
- shrunken human
Cast & crew
Lionel Barrymore
as Paul Lavond
Maureen O'Sullivan
as Lorraine Lavond
Frank Lawton
as Toto
Rafaela Ottiano
as Malita
Robert Greig
as Émile Coulvet
Lucy Beaumont
as Madame Lavond
Henry B. Walthall
as Marcel
Grace Ford
as Lachna
Pedro de Cordoba
as Charles Martin
Arthur Hohl
as Victor Radin
Directed by Tod Browning