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Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
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19 October 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
His animal instinct cannot be tamed!Plot:
Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) *** moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Noel | |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ... | Dr. Larry Forbes (as John Shepperd) | |
| Lynne Roberts | ... | Madelon Renault | |
| George Zucco | ... | Dr. Robert Renault |
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Featured in "Creature Features: House of Dracula/Dr. Renault's Secret (#1.37)" (1971) moreFAQ
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For a long time this was an overlooked little 'B' picture, but thankfully it's been given new life on the recent FOX HORROR CLASSICS VOL. 2 DVD set. George Zucco is on hand as another mad doctor who experimented on a gorilla, gave him plastic surgery, and then tried to make him into a human. J. Carrol Naish is very good in the part of this man/ape character, and he manages to make him sympathetic and fierce at the same time. This is a brisk and tight film which manages to rise above its 'B' trappings, and the moody shadow photography and capable direction add a lot. Very reminiscent of ISLAND OF LOST SOULS ("The Island of Dr. Moreau").