The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street
File:The Man in Half Moon Street.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ralph Murphy
Produced by	Walter MacEwen
Written by	Barré Lyndon (play)
Starring	Nils Asther Helen Walker
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	Tom Neff
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	January 19, 1945
Running time	92 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) is a fantasy film dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, except that there are more logical explanations for the eternal youth of the main character. The film is based on a play by Barré Lyndon, and stars Nils Asther and Helen Walker with direction by Ralph Murphy.

Plot

A scientist, Dr. Karell (Asther), has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) with the help of Dr. Van Bruecken (Schünzel). However, Dr. Karell has now fallen in love, and has discovered that if he doesn't get new glands, he will die.

Cast

• Nils Asther as Dr. Julian Karell
• Helen Walker as Eve Brandon
• Reinhold Schünzel as Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
• Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Henry Latimer
• Edmund Breon as Sir Humphrey Brandon
• Morton Lowry as Alan Guthrie
• Matthew Boulton as Det. Insp. Ned Garth
• Brandon Hurst as Simpson-Butler

Home video

This film is not available on DVD or VHS, although the 1959 Hammer Films remake, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, is available on DVD from Legend Films.

External links

• The Man in Half Moon Street at IMDb