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The Return of Doctor X
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The Return of Doctor X

1939-11-23 · 62 min · ★ 6.0

Science Fiction · Horror · Mystery

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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Directors
Vincent Sherman
Production companies
First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
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Released

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Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartDr. Maurice Xavier
Rosemary LaneRosemary LaneJoan Vance
Wayne MorrisWayne MorrisWalter Wichita Garrett
Dennis MorganDennis MorganDr. Rhodes
John LitelJohn LitelDr. Flegg
Lya LysLya LysAngela
Huntz HallHuntz HallPinky
Charles Cahill WilsonCharles Cahill WilsonDet. Kincaid
Vera LewisVera LewisMiss Sweetman
Howard HickmanHoward HickmanChairman
Olin HowlandOlin HowlandUndertaker
Cliff SaumDetective Sergeant Moran
Creighton HaleCreighton HaleHotel Manager
John RidgelyJohn RidgelyRodgers
Joseph CrehanJoseph CrehanEditor
Glenn LanganGlenn LanganInterne
William HopperWilliam HopperInterne
Nat CarrNat CarrReporter (uncredited)
Loia CheaneyNurse (uncredited)
Eddie GrahamHospital Attendant (uncredited)

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