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In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
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A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
Top Billed Cast
Nils Asther Dr. Julian Karell
Helen Walker Eve Brandon
Reinhold Schünzel Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
Paul Cavanagh Dr. Henry Latimer
Konstantin Shayne Dr. B.A. Vishanoff
Leyland Hodgson Dr. G.B. Albertson
Edmund Breon Sir Humphrey Brandon
Morton Lowry Alan Guthrie
Matthew Boulton Detective Inspector Ned Garth
Eustace Wyatt Inspector Lawson
Brandon Hurst Simpson
Arthur Mulliner Sir John Aldergate
Aminta Dyne Lady Minerva Aldergate
Edward Fielding Colonel Ashley
Forrester Harvey Harris
Ernie Adams Porter
Norman Ainsley Butler in Brandon's Home
Donald Gallaher Ticket Agent
John Sheehan Expressman
Edward Cooper Liveried Servant
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