The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
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1939
1h 2m
5.9(59 votes)
Science Fiction
Horror
Mystery

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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First National Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Humphrey Bogart

Dr. Maurice Xavier

Humphrey Bogart
Acting

Rosemary Lane

Joan Vance

Rosemary Lane
Acting

Wayne Morris

Walter Wichita Garrett

Wayne Morris
Acting

Dennis Morgan

Dr. Rhodes

Dennis Morgan
Acting

John Litel

Dr. Flegg

John Litel
Acting

Lya Lys

Angela

Lya Lys
Acting

Huntz Hall

Pinky

Huntz Hall
Acting

Charles C. Wilson

Det. Kincaid

Charles C. Wilson
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Vera Lewis

Miss Sweetman

Vera Lewis
Acting

Howard Hickman

Chairman

Howard Hickman
Acting

Olin Howland

Undertaker

Olin Howland
Acting

Cliff Saum

Detective Sergeant Moran

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Creighton Hale

Hotel Manager

Creighton Hale
Acting

John Ridgely

Rodgers

John Ridgely
Acting

Joseph Crehan

Editor

Joseph Crehan
Acting

Glenn Langan

Interne

Glenn Langan
Acting

William Hopper

Interne

William Hopper
Acting

Nat Carr

Reporter (uncredited)

Nat Carr
Acting

Loia Cheaney

Nurse (uncredited)

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Eddie Graham

Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

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John Harron

Reporter (uncredited)

John Harron
Acting

Mike Lally

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Acting

Frank Mayo

Attorney (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Acting

John 'Skins' Miller

Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller
Acting

Jack Mower

Policeman Guarding Rodgers' Room (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Acting

Paul Panzer

Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
Acting

Frank Pharr

Andy - the Night Editor (uncredited)

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Gwen Seager

Miss Lawrence (uncredited)

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Claude Wisberg

Office Boy (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

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