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The Devil Commands

"When the Devil commands Karloff obeys...!"

A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.

Top Cast

  • Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Dr. Julian Blair

  • Richard Fiske

    Richard Fiske

    Dr. Richard Sayles

  • Amanda Duff

    Amanda Duff

    Anne Blair

  • Anne Revere

    Anne Revere

    Mrs. Walters

  • Dorothy Adams

    Dorothy Adams

    Mrs. Marcy

  • Walter Baldwin

    Walter Baldwin

    Seth Marcy

  • Kenneth MacDonald

    Kenneth MacDonald

    Sheriff Ed Willis

  • Shirley Warde

    Shirley Warde

    Helen Blair

  • Cy Schindell

    Cy Schindell

    Karl

Overview

A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.

Rating

6.3 / 10
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