one of boris karloff real clinker . essentially the die karloff ( look about 120 year old than he be ) be a scientist in need of cash to finish his experiment before he die . move from morocco where his funding be take over by someone else he go to the south of france where he work a s physician while try to scrap enough money to prove his theory . desperate for money he make a deal with the young rich wife of a cotton baron who be die . she will fund him if he help her poison the husband so she can take his money and carry on with a gigolo ( who i think be marry ) . if you think i get that from watch the movie youre wrong and i have to read what other people post to figure out happen . why . because this movie have me lose from two minute in . i have no idea what be go on with it numerous character and multiple converging plot line . little be spell out and much isn not say until towards the end by which time i really do not care . it a dull mess of interest purely for karloff performance which be rather odd at time . to be honest this be the only time i have ever see him venture into bela lugosi bizarre territory . it not every scene but a few and make me wonder how much they hang out .