The Man in Half Moon Street

1944

Action / Drama / Film-Noir / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 248 248

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Plot summary

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

Director

Ralph Murphy Photo
Ralph Murphy

Top cast

Forrester Harvey Photo
Forrester Harvey as Harris--Cabby
Helen Walker Photo
Helen Walker as Eve Brandon
Frank Hagney Photo
Frank Hagney as Bobby
Leyland Hodgson Photo
Leyland Hodgson as Dr. G.B. Albertson
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848.84 MB
1280*932
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1484*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by blanche-2 6 / 10

Fooling with Ma Nature

This is kind of a Dorian Gray without the portrait.Silent film hunk Nils Asther plays a 120-year-old man who is kept youthful by having glands from a younger man implanted surgically. He falls in love with a young woman (Helen Walker) and has asked his surgeon to come and operate on him as it's more important than ever that he stay youthful. When his surgeon (Reinhold Schunzel) is delayed in getting to him, he takes a potent to tide him over.When his surgeon arrives, there are complications, particularly due to the suspicions of a doctor friend (Paul Cavanaugh) of his fiance's family.Interesting film, low budget. Asther was very handsome and a good actor. Schunzel did well as a weak old man.In this film, Helen Walker, who usually played tough noir women, is an ingenue. She was a wonderful actress who should have hit stardom. Unfortunately, she gave a ride to soldiers after World War II, which was quite common, and was in a horrible accident. It not only caused her injury but killed one soldier. She was put on trial and acquitted, but her career was over.A good watch about man fiddling with the laws of nature.
Reviewed by Bucs1960 6 / 10

Strange but compelling film

This film from Paramount Studios follows a similar theme of eternal youth established in the more famous "Picture of Dorian Gray" and does it well on a limited budget. That it is based on a stage play is obvious as filming is mostly on indoor sets and dialogue takes the place of action scenes. But it is a forgivable sin.Nils Asther, unfamiliar to many, (as was Hurd Hatfield in "Picture of....") plays a man who has lived an unnaturally long life while remaining youthful (or so it appears). He must rely on an aged physician, well played by Reinhold Shunzel, for life prolonging treatments; however, the doctor is no longer able to assist Asther and other arrangements must be made. So begins a series of deaths through experimentation in an effort to keep Asther alive and youthful. Alas, time catches up with him and the last scene has him withering away before our eyes, utilizing fairly decent special effects considering the limited budget of the film.This little "B" movie is oddly compelling even though it can't decide to which genre it belongs.....horror?, noir?, suspense?. Regardless, it is worth a watch if you enjoy little known gems. Overlook its shortcomings........it will keep your attention.
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