
Paul Lavond was a respected banker in Paris when he was 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 the men who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.... (Full plot summary below)
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Paul Lavond was a respected banker in Paris when he was 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 the men who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.
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| Film4Daniel EtheringtonAlthough the film slows down into the second half, Browning, his leading man Barrymore and the MGM effects department surpass themselves with this bizarre, thoroughly entertaining tale of revenge and shrunken people. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThough it might not be the climax to Browning's distinctive career in the genre one might have wished, it's certainly a worthwhile film. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrBrowning's flat style keeps the action disappointingly in check. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThis enjoyable film allows Lionel Barrymore the chance to go the Tootsie route. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe director, cameraman and art department make the most of it, but the writers' contribution is lacking in originality and seldom is equal to the idea in back of it. |
| New York TimesFrank S. NugentNot since The Lost World, King Kong and The Invisible Man have the camera wizards enjoyed such a field day. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesThe scares may be dated, but the miniaturised special effects, relying on oversized props, are still enthralling, and the offbeat fantasy atmosphere Browning expertly conjures up is highly unusual. |
| User ReviewGergely KEddig Tod Browning minden filmje lenyűgözött à (C)s ez se kivà (C)tel. Ráadásul Lionel Barrymore eddig mà (C)g egy filmeben sem tetszett ennyire. Mestermű! |
| User ReviewChristopher BGreat Todd Browning film, the guy truly was a master of horror and the bizarre. |
| User ReviewAntonius BTod Browning surely had a knack for making strange movies with queer plots and characters, and technical brilliance. This good production is entirely in this spirit with truly marvelous special effects. Lionel Barrymore became a revelation to me with his superior performance in a dual role. His rendering of Madame Mandilip instantly brought to mind Robin Williams' Ms. Doubtfire and don't Barrymore's charisma and manner of speaking remind you of Jack Nicholson? |