Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Four explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich source of radium and a half-mad Thorkel who shrinks them down to one-fifth their normal size when they threaten to stop his unorthodox experimentation.
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Runtime: 76 min
Release Date: April 12, 1940
Cast
- Albert Dekker - Dr. Alexander Thorkel
- Thomas Coley - Bill Stockton
- Janice Logan - Dr. Mary Robinson
- Charles Halton - Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
- Victor Kilian - Steve Baker
- Frank Yaconelli - Pedro
- Paul Fix - Dr. Mendoza
- Frank Reicher - Prof. Kendall
- Jane Webb - Woman
- Billy Wilkerson - Silent Indian
Screenplay
- Malcolm Stuart Boylan (Screenplay)
- Tom Kilpatrick (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Henry Sharp
Editing: Ellsworth Hoagland
Production: Paramount Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Space Odyssey: Galactic Frontier, Human Experimentation and Gruesome Truths
Keywords
experiment, peru, paranoia, expedition, amazon rainforest, shrinking, radium, mad scientist, murder, laboratory, miniaturization, biologist, amazon river
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dr. Cyclops about?
- Four explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich source of radium and a half-mad Thorkel who shrinks them down to one-fifth their normal size when they threaten to stop his unorthodox experimentation.
- Who directed Dr. Cyclops?
- Dr. Cyclops was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack.
- Who stars in Dr. Cyclops?
- Dr. Cyclops stars Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan, Charles Halton, Victor Kilian, Frank Yaconelli.
- How long is Dr. Cyclops?
- Dr. Cyclops has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is Dr. Cyclops?
- Dr. Cyclops is a Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Dr. Cyclops produced?
- Dr. Cyclops was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Dr. Cyclops?
- The themes of Dr. Cyclops include: Space Odyssey: Galactic Frontier, Human Experimentation and Gruesome Truths.