该片是由托德·布朗宁执导的恐怖片,于1936年上映，主要讲述了:Af.ter. seventeen years i.n p.rison, the former respec.ted Paris.ian banker Paul. Lavond flees w.ith his friend, the lunatic. scien.tist Marc.el that is researc.hing with hi.s wife Ma.lita the min.iaturizat.ion. of animals and hu.man. beings to improve the r.esources .of mankind. Pau.l Lavond was fr.amed for robbery by his sco.undrel. associat.es Emil Coulvet, C.harles Matin. and Vict.or Radin tha.t had sto.len. his business whil.e h.is family was doomed to .shame, po.verty and trage.dy. When Marcel. reduces the retarded serva.nt Lac.hna, he l.earns that the wom.an is motion.less and .only respond.s to the .con.trol of his brain .and. has a heart attack. Aft.er the de.ath of Marcel, .Paul Lavond see.s the chance to use the min.iaturi.zation pr.ocess as instrumen.t of vengean.ce and he. travels to .Paris wit.h t.he insane Malita d.isg.uised of Madame Mandilip., a nice .old lady and ow.ner of a dolls .store. Paul Lavond, using t.he ide.ntity of .Madame Mandilip, b.efriends his. resented. and estrang.ed daught.er .Lorraine Lavond an.d p.lots a scheme to revenge. and vind.icate his famil.y name.