Can you imagine a time when amputations were done without anesthetic - and that was considered completely normal?
While there may be some doubt about the accuracy of this story - I believe it was an American dentist that discovered anesthesia - there is no doubt that it is a fine performance by Boris Karloff.
To see him descend into madness as he pursues his dream was thrilling. Using an opium-based formula, he obviously didn't know the danger. He did this while his colleagues were mocking him for the idea that pain and the knife can be separated.
Whomever discovered this, whether Bolton or another, I am truly thankful.
While there may be some doubt about the accuracy of this story - I believe it was an American dentist that discovered anesthesia - there is no doubt that it is a fine performance by Boris Karloff.
To see him descend into madness as he pursues his dream was thrilling. Using an opium-based formula, he obviously didn't know the danger. He did this while his colleagues were mocking him for the idea that pain and the knife can be separated.
Whomever discovered this, whether Bolton or another, I am truly thankful.