The Mysterious Doctor (1943)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Benjamin Stoloff

Writer:

Richard Weil (original screenplay)

Release Date:

3 March 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine. |

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Headless | England | Beautiful Woman | Nazi

Cast

John Loder	...	Sir Henry Leland
Eleanor Parker	...	Letty Carstairs
Bruce Lester	...	Lt. Christopher 'Kit' Hilton
Lester Matthews	...	Dr. Frederick Holmes
Forrester Harvey	...	Hugh Penhryn
Matt Willis	...	Bart Redmond

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved | UK:H

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Very Good

Mysterious Doctor, The (1943)

*** (out of 4)

Strange horror/mystery from Warner has a small town living in fear that a headless ghost stalks their fog filled town. Legend has it that the ghost haunts a local tin mine and will kill anyone who goes close. This is a rather unique little film because of what was going on in the real world at the time. We all know that WW2 was going strong and a lot of war talk often made its way into movies but very few horror films had this. That's not the case here as this film features plenty of talk about the war and Hitler, which is used to show that other fears can cause people to hide when they should be out fighting. The actual story isn't all that original but with these added fears it makes for an interesting film. The mystery aspect of the movie also works quite well as the truth behind the legend is never really known. The atmosphere is another bonus as it really comes off and feels like a Universal film from the period. John Loder, Eleanor Parker, Bruce Lester and Lester Matthews turns in good performances in this forgotten gem, which desperately needs to be released to DVD.