The Return of Doctor X (1939)
Overview
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.803 |
Directed By
Vincent Sherman
Crew
Vincent Sherman
Lee Katz
Bryan Foy
Hal B. Wallis
Sidney Hickox
Thomas Pratt
Esdras Hartley
Milo Anderson
Perc Westmore
Jack L. Warner
Bernhard Kaun
TOP CAST
Humphrey Bogart
Dr. Maurice Xavier
Rosemary Lane
Joan Vance
Wayne Morris
Walter Wichita Garrett
Dennis Morgan
Dr. Rhodes
John Litel
Dr. Flegg
Lya Lys
Angela
Huntz Hall
Pinky
Charles C. Wilson
Det. Kincaid
Vera Lewis
Miss Sweetman
Howard Hickman
Chairman
Olin Howland
Undertaker
Cliff Saum
Detective Sergeant Moran
Creighton Hale
Hotel Manager
John Ridgely
Rodgers
Joseph Crehan
Editor
Glenn Langan
Interne
William Hopper
Interne
Nat Carr
Reporter (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
John Harron
Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Attorney (uncredited)
John "Skins" Miller
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Policeman Guarding Rodgers' Room (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Frank Pharr
Andy - the Night Editor (uncredited)
Gwen Seager
Miss Lawrence (uncredited)
Claude Wisberg
Office Boy (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
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