The Human Monster - 1939 - 6/10
AKA - The Dark Eyes Of London
Corpses keep floating in the river Thames.
Probably nothing unusual there, except these were well-heeled gentleman.
Curiously enough, most had been insured by Greenwich Insurance, run by Dr. Orloff.
Inspector Holt, paired with Chicago’s Lt. O’Reilly, keeps running across Orloff, playing by the smiling Bela Lugosi.
No prize if you guess who the criminal mastermind might be.
Police work dominates over chills, yet the atmosphere is good.
Especially sequences set in the Institute For The Destitute Blind.
Thriller based on Edgar Wallace novel would be remade as Dead Eyes Of London (1961), and Gorilla Gang (1968), with the 1961 Krimi being the best of the three.
Still, Bela is always watchable, and he is good in this.