Dr. Cyclops
1940 · Movie · 76 min · ★ 6.2 · 74% critics
A team of explorers travels to a remote jungle lab in Peru after being summoned by a brilliant but unstable scientist. When they question his secret radium research, he uses a strange device to shrink them, forcing them to navigate outsized dangers and find a way to survive and escape.
Also known as Doctor Cyclops
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-04-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (72 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic mad-scientist thriller with colorful, old-school effects and a playful edge; Not for you if you need nonstop scares, tight logic, or serious horror like The Black Cat.
Pros: inventive shrinking effects; vivid color adventure; memorable mad scientist | Cons: uneven tone; slow early stretch; weak supporting cast
Themes
- loss of eyesight
- experiment
- peru
- expedition
- amazon rainforest
- shrinking
- radium
- mad scientist
- murder
- laboratory
- miniaturization
- miniature people
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1941 · nominated
Cast & crew
Albert Dekker
as Dr. Alexander Thorkel
Thomas Coley
as Bill Stockton
Janice Logan
as Dr. Mary Robinson
Charles Halton
as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
Victor Kilian
as Steve Baker
Frank Yaconelli
as Pedro
Paul Fix
as Dr. Mendoza
Frank Reicher
as Prof. Kendall
Jane Webb
as Woman (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson
as Silent Indian (uncredited)
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack