About this release
In this film, falsely convicted Lionel Barrymore escapes from Devil's Island with fellow prisoner H.B. Walthall. A brilliant scientist, Walthall reveals to Barrymore that he has developed a process to shrink human beings. Upon Walthall's death, Barrymore goes to the old scientist's lab, intending to use Walthall's formula to exact vengeance.
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Disc 1
BD
The Devil-Doll (1936)
78 min
Science FictionHorror
Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is 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 those who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.
Credits
Director
Tod Browning
Writer
Garrett Fort
Erich von Stroheim
Guy Endore
Cast
Lionel Barrymoreas Paul Lavond
Maureen O'Sullivanas Lorraine Lavond
Frank Lawtonas Toto
Rafaela Ottianoas Malita
Robert Greigas Émile Coulvet
Lucy Beaumontas Madame Lavond
Henry B. Walthallas Marcel
Grace Fordas Lachna
Pedro de Cordobaas Charles Martin
Arthur Hohlas Victor Radin
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Composer
Franz Waxman
Editor
Fredrick Y. Smith
Producer
Tod Browning
E.J. Mannix
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 22, 2026