The Return of Doctor X Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,098 this week

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

APPROVED 62 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi  -   2 December 1939 (USA)
5.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.6/10 from 785 users  
Reviews: 32 user | 16 critic

A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Lee Katz (screenplay), William J. Makin (story)
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 2,535 titles by Ludwig_von_Mises created 11 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 693 titles by CavemanChuck created 18 May 2011
 
image of title
a list of 3,126 titles by raisleygordon created 5 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,000 titles by emertens created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 102 titles by jprats-31-787859 created 9 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wayne Morris Wayne Morris ...
Walter 'Wichita' Garrett (onscreen credit reads 'Walter Barnett')
Rosemary Lane Rosemary Lane ...
Joan Vance
Humphrey Bogart ...
Dr. Maurice Xavier, aka Marshall Quesne
Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan ...
Dr. Mike Rhodes
John Litel John Litel ...
Dr. Francis Flegg
Lya Lys Lya Lys ...
Angela Merrova
Huntz Hall Huntz Hall ...
Pinky
Charles C. Wilson Charles C. Wilson ...
Detective Roy Kincaid (as Charles Wilson)
Vera Lewis Vera Lewis ...
Miss Sweetman
Howard C. Hickman Howard C. Hickman ...
Chairman (scenes deleted) (as Howard Hickman)
Olin Howland Olin Howland ...
Undertaker
Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Aylesworth ...
Guide (scenes deleted)
Cliff Saum Cliff Saum ...
Detective Sgt. Moran
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale ...
Hotel Manager
John Ridgely John Ridgely ...
Stanley Rodgers
Edit

Storyline

New York newspaper reporter Walter Barnett finds himself out of a job after he claims to have found actress Angela Merrova dead in her apartment - only the next day she showed up alive and threatened to sue the paper. Determined to investigate he discovers her involvement with a strange doctor who is an expert on human blood. Barnett then finds a connection to a series of gruesome murders where the victims were all found drained of blood. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Murder | Reporter | Doctor | Newspaper  | See more »

Taglines:

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Rückkehr des Dr. X See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Boris Karloff was to star as Dr. X. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Wayne Morris discovers the murdered woman the telephone is on the floor with the handset off the cradle. In the next scene he picks up the same telephone to call the police. It is now on the table instead of the floor. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Mike Rhodes: Thank you very much.
Walter 'Wichita' Garrett: Well, I hope to see you again sometime.
Undertaker: I'm sure you will!
[Garrett does a reactive 'take.']
See more »