Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.

Boris Karloff
as Dr. Janos Rukh

Bela Lugosi
as Dr. Felix Benet

Frank Lawton
as Ronald Drake

Frances Drake
as Diana Rukh

Violet Kemble Cooper
as Mother Rukh

Beulah Bondi
as Lady Arabella Stevens

Walter Kingsford
as Sir Francis Stevens

Paul Weigel
as Monsieur Noyer

Frank Reicher
as Professor Meiklejohn

Georges Renavent
as Chief of the Surete
Tourma
**Peak Classic Universal Horror** A bunch of big stars with a well written story, for the time. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are both great and so is Francis Drake. CW: There are racist bits, typical portrayals of Africans for the time period. So watch out for that....