The Devil-Doll (1936)
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- Passed
- 1h 18min
- Drama, Horror
- 10 Jul 1936 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Paul Lavond
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Maureen O'Sullivan | ... |
Lorraine Lavond
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Frank Lawton | ... |
Toto
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Rafaela Ottiano | ... |
Malita
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Robert Greig | ... |
Emil Coulvet
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Lucy Beaumont | ... |
Mme. Lavond
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Henry B. Walthall | ... |
Marcel
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Grace Ford | ... |
Lachna
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Pedro de Cordoba | ... |
Charles Matin
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Arthur Hohl | ... |
Victor Radin
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Juanita Quigley | ... |
Marguerite Coulvet
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Claire Du Brey | ... |
Mme. Coulvet
(as Claire du Brey)
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Rollo Lloyd | ... |
Detective
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E. Alyn Warren | ... |
Commissioner
(as E. Allyn Warren)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jean Alden | ... |
Apache Dancer (uncredited)
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King Baggot | ... |
Detective Pierre (uncredited)
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Egon Brecher | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Robert Du Couedic | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Paul Foltz | ... |
Apache Dancer (uncredited)
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Christian J. Frank | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
Matin's Butler (uncredited)
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Robert Graves | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Sydney Jarvis | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Gus Leonard | ... |
Eiffel Tower Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Off-Screen Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Eily Malyon | ... |
Laundry Proprietress (uncredited)
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Frank Reicher | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Evelyn Selbie | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Nick Thompson | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tod Browning | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Garrett Fort | ... | (screen play) & |
Guy Endore | ... | (screen play) and |
Erich von Stroheim | ... | (screen play) (as Eric Von Stroheim) |
Tod Browning | ... | (story) |
Abraham Merritt | ... | (novel "Burn Witch Burn") |
Richard Schayer | ... | (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Tod Browning | ... | producer |
E.J. Mannix | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Franz Waxman |
Cinematography by
Leonard Smith | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Fredrick Y. Smith |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Sharrock | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Stan Rogers | ... | associate art director |
Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
James Brock | ... | production sound mixer (uncredited) |
T.B. Hoffman | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Standish J. Lambert | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Ralph A. Pender | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Michael Steinore | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
R.L. Stirling | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Don T. Whitmer | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Willard Vogel | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Wayne Allen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
M.J. McLaughlin | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Clifford Vaughan | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Edward Ward | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Paul Foltz | ... | double: Arthur Hohl (uncredited) |
Val Raset | ... | dance director: apache dance (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A Tod Browning Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1936) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1936) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1937) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (on "Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection")
- Magnus Opus (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- René Malo Vidéo (1987) (Canada) (VHS) (Quebec)
- Svetla (2010) (Russia) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (4k restoration)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ken Yousten |
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Taglines | Greater Than "The Unholy Three" See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Madame Mandilip's special dolls are costumed as members of vicious street gangs known as the Apache (pronounced ah-PAHSH), who were involved in theft, prostitution, and the occasional murder in pre-World War I Paris. The dolls even perform the Apache dance popularized by the gangs, in which extremely close steps alternate with seemingly brutal punches, kicks, hair-pulling, spins, and throws; it was usually danced to the Valse des rayons (aka Valse chaloupée) composed by Jacques Offenbach. In the 1930s and 1940s, this dance was still performed by professional dancers and can be seen in several films and even cartoons of the period. See more » |
Goofs | Marcel explains to Lavond that he can reduce the size of atoms in a body, thus shrinking objects proportionally. Atoms are elemental particles and cannot be reduced in size. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Devil-Doll (1962). See more » |
Soundtracks | Valse des rayons See more » |
Quotes |
Charles Matin:
There'a a certain amusing irony in offering a man's own money for his capture. Fifty thousand francs? Why not? See more » |