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6.4/10   122 votes
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Director:
William Dieterle
Writers:
W.R. Burnett (story)
Mary C. McCall Jr. (adaptation)
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Release Date:
19 October 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
ARMED WITH A DOCTOR'S KIT, HE FACED 1000 KILLERS! (original print ad - all caps)
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User Comments:
Fast-moving and adequate "B" movie more (7 total)

Cast

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Paul Muni ... Dr. Lee Cardwell, also called Dr. Socrates
Ann Dvorak ... Josephine 'Jo' Gray
Barton MacLane ... Red Bastian
Robert Barrat ... Dr. Ginder
John Eldredge ... Dr. Dick Burton
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Floyd Stevens
Helen Lowell ... Ma Ganson
Mayo Methot ... Muggsy, Red's Moll
Henry O'Neill ... G-Man Greer
Grace Stafford ... Caroline Suggs
Samuel S. Hinds ... Dr. McClintick (as Samuel Hinds)
June Travis ... Dublin, a Moll
Raymond Brown ... Ben Suggs
Olin Howland ... Mr. Bob Catlett
Joe Downing ... Cinq Laval, a Gangster (as Joseph Downing)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #1074)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edward McWade is on production lists for the role of "Fisher", but that role was played by Otis Harlan. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Bullet Scars (1942) more
Soundtrack:
Coney Island more

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4 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Fast-moving and adequate "B" movie, 4 January 2001
6/10
Author: rollo_tomaso from Houston, TX

This is the kind of "crime" doctor movie Hollywood churned out by the truckload in the mid-30's. Muni is badly miscast in the lead, but rest of cast more than makes up for it. MacLane steals film as Red, the main gangster. Ann Dvorak and Mayo Methot are excellent as are the redoubtable Henry O'Neill and Owin Howlin. Some good pithy dialogue makes this well-meaning time capsule worth a look.

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