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Release Year1939
Runtime1h 02m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Votes63
DirectorVincent Sherman
WritersLee Katz
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Return of Doctor X
About The Return of Doctor X
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.
Directed by Vincent Sherman, The Return of Doctor X leans on a strong ensemble — Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1939.
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