The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936 · 78 min · EN · 6.8 (127 votes)
Dir. Tod Browning · Starring Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton, Rafaela Ottiano, Robert Greig, Lucy Beaumont · Music Franz Waxman

“Greater Than "The Unholy Three"”

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Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches (all for the good of humanity, of course). Lavond, however, is consumed with hatred for those who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.

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A chilling descent into obsession, this vintage thriller offers a unique, unsettling perspective on revenge. Its expressionistic style and noir-adjacent atmosphere create a palpable sense of dread, making for a truly memorable, if disturbing, viewing experience.

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