Torture Ship(1939)
HE WAS A CRIMINAL yet HE SOUGHT A CURE FOR A CRIME!
A mad scientist uses captured criminals as experiments for his study on "the criminal mind" aboard his private ship.
Movie: Torture Ship
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lt. Bob Bennett
Dr. Herbert Stander
Joan Martel
Poison Mary Slavish
Dirk - Stander's Aide
Harry 'The Carver' Bogard
Paul - Stander's Aide
John Ritter
Capt. Mike Briggs
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A mad scientist uses captured criminals as experiments for his study on "the criminal mind" aboard his private ship.
Release Date
1939-10-28
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3.4
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HE WAS A CRIMINAL yet HE SOUGHT A CURE FOR A CRIME!
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