The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ralph Murphy
Produced by	Walter MacEwen
Screenplay by	Garrett Fort (adaptation) Charles Kenyon (finished screenplay)
Based on	The Man in Half Moon Street by Barré Lyndon
Starring	Nils Asther; Helen Walker
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	Tom Neff
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 19, 1945 (New York City);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man in Half Moon Street is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama 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 1939 West End play of the same title by Barré Lyndon, and stars Nils Asther and Helen Walker with direction by Ralph Murphy.

Plot

A scientist, Dr. Karell (Asther), has discovered a treatment that can indefinitely prolong his life, using glands stolen from human victims. Having kept his achievement secret for over a century of continuous youth, Karell now has to contend with the curiosity of his new girlfriend Eve (Walker), the increasing guilt of his colleague Dr. Van Bruecken (Schünzel), and a police investigation of his most recent murder. Above all, he needs a renewal of his treatment, or else the mortality he has been evading will catch him at last.

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 now available on DVD from a number of vendors. The 1959 Hammer Films remake, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, is available on DVD from Legend Films.

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External links

The Man in Half Moon Street on IMDb

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