Doctor Blood's Coffin

Doctor Blood's Coffin

92 mins | Horror | Jan. 1, 1961

After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he views as unworthy of life -- for their body parts, specifically, their hearts.

Doctor Blood's Coffin

92 mins | Horror | Jan. 1, 1961

Doctor Blood's Coffin
After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he views as unworthy of life -- for their body parts, specifically, their hearts.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Caralan Productions Ltd.
Original title Doctor Blood's Coffin
Directors Gladys Reeve, Sidney J. Furie, John Comfort
Writers James Kelley, Peter Miller, Nathan H. Juran

Cast

Kieron Moore

as Dr. Peter Blood

Hazel Court

as Nurse Linda Parker

Ian Hunter

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

Kenneth J. Warren

as Sergeant Cook

Gerald Lawson

as Mr. Morton

Fred Johnson

as Tregaye

Paul Hardtmuth

as Professor Luckman

Paul Stockman

as Steve Parker

Andy Alston

as George Beale

Ruth Lee

as Girl

John Ronane

as Hanson