Black Dragons (1942)
1942 · Feature film · 61 min · dir. William Nigh
It's the picture that has the whole town shivering!
- Science Fiction
- propaganda film
- spy film
Synopsis
It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William Nigh
- Writer
- Robert Kehoe
- Cinematography
- Arthur Reed
- Studio
- Banner Productions, Monogram Pictures
- Released
- 1942-03-06
- Running time
- 61 minutes
Cast & crew
William Nigh Director
Bela Lugosi
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · A must for Lugosi fans · Troy Morash · 2009-01-20
I downloaded the 512Kb MPEG4 version and had no problems with it. Great film, for those who like the horror/film noir genre of low budget films churned out in the 30's and 40's. The black and white, low lighting ambiance, foggy plot etc. Lugosi is his usual cheerful/sinister self, which is great. Actually this is a film where Lugosi is cast perfectly without too much of the Dracula stigma attached. We are not sure if he is good or bad or both! It is in these roles that he excels. The ending certainly has a twist. Perhaps this is where Ed Wood got the premise for Jailbait?
★★★ · Quite hilarious! · nephildevil · 2005-11-17
And this Bela Lugosi movie is quite hilarious! It features, Nazis, Japs, plastic surgery, conspiracies and Bela Lugosi trying not to be the classic dracula (and failing in that effort, lol).
★★ · Really more Dracula... · karlom · 2005-08-22
This film seems to be modeled after its star Bela Lugosi, who became famous doing Dracula movies. This applies of course to the character he is impersonating as well as to much of the plot. You have women running into dark cellars in the middle of the night etc. It seems as if the hybrid type of the story ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ horror and secret agent film ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ makes it fail in both. This is neither a good horror movie (as Bela is not really a monster) nor a good one about spies (as Bela is…
★ · Hi-Oh Silver..................Awaits.... · doowopbob · 2008-08-10
Lousy Film On Every Level.Print, Writing?,Acting.......16 Minutes Into Flick......Clayton (The Lone Ranger)Moore Shows Up..........And He's Awful Too!..Acting So Stiff, You Wanna Put A Condom On It!........His "Career" Lasted From 1937 Thru 1959s Appearance On TVs Lassie....Episode: "The Peace Patrol" Which Is Available On The Lassie 50th Anniversary Box Set.........For All You Fans Of The Lone Ranger Series.........169 Episodes.1949-57.
