Opening credits, a sample of original text, and handy character introductions from The Secret of St. Ives, 1949, starring Richard Ney and Henry Daniell, from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel. watch
Boris Karloff ("The Crimson Cult," "House of Evil") stars as a cabman who steals recently deceased bodies to assist in the medical experiments of Dr. MacFarlane, played by Henry Daniell ("The Suspect"). Bela Lugosi ("Dracula") co-stars in this classic thriller. The film is the last one to pair the talents of Karloff and Lugosi. watch
Posing as an honest trader, Kidd (Charles Laughton) wheedles a commission from King William (Henry Daniell), embarrassing a royal guard (Reginald Sheffeild) in the process in Captain Kidd, 1945. watch
