Tops in Terror!
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to his own chemical experiments and gets involved with a criminal gang led by Black Ben [Francis de Wolff], and a ruthless killer Resurrection Joe [Christopher Lee]. Unfortunately, this shady partnership leads Dr. Bolton to further ruin, culminating in his unwitting participation in murder — for which he becomes the first victim of a blackmail scheme.
Corridors of Blood (1958) is a drama, horror and crime film directed by Robert Day, released on December 1, 1958 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee and Finlay Currie. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 49 ratings.
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Boris Karloff
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
Betta St. John
as Susan
Christopher Lee
as Resurrection Joe
Finlay Currie
as Supt. Charles Matheson
Adrienne Corri
as Rachel
Francis de Wolff
as Black Ben
Francis Matthews
as Jonathan Bolton
Frank Pettingell
as Mr. Blount
Basil Dignam
as Hospital Chairman
Nigel Green
as Insp. Donovan
Yvonne Romain
as Rosa (as Yvonne Warren)
Howard Lang
as Chief Inspector
Directed by Robert Day, written by Jean Scott Rogers, produced by John Croydon and Charles F. Vetter.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 49 ratings.
A lot of fun watching two great horror icons together like Boris Karloff and Sir Christopher Lee. I'm so glad The Criterion Collection bothered putting this foursome out in their 'Monsters and Madmen' boxed set. Such a guilty pleasure to behold, in its intriguing period-piece script of a well-meaning doctor trying to discover anesthesia yet getting drug-addicted in the process. Great stuff.
Reviewed on May 3, 2016
I'm so close to surgery without pain. Dr. Thomas Bolton is one of London's top surgeons, brilliant and fast, he is however constantly troubled by the amount of pain his patients go through, for this be a time before anaesthesia. Painstakingly working on a formula to put patients to sleep during surgery, Bolton is convinced he has found a breakthrough, but upon trialling it in front of the board it goes terribly…
Reviewed on November 7, 2019
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Corridors of Blood (1958) is available to stream on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Corridors of Blood (1958) includes Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee, Finlay Currie and Adrienne Corri. The film was directed by Robert Day. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Corridors of Blood was released on December 1, 1958 and runs for 1h 26m.
Corridors of Blood (1958) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 49 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, horror and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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