The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)

Dr. Ordway looks into death of man whose first 2 wives were murdered.

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

Max Marcin (radio series characters), Eric Taylor (story)

Stars:

Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke, Jerome Cowan

Cast

Cast overview:
Warner Baxter	...	Dr. Robert Ordway
Hillary Brooke	...	Kathleen Carson
Jerome Cowan	...	Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome
Mark Roberts	...	Bob Rencoret (as Robert Scott)
Lloyd Corrigan	...	John Massey
Emory Parnell	...	Police Captain Birch
Stephen Crane	...	Gordon Carson
Charles Arnt	...	Butler
Anthony Caruso	...	Miguel Bragga
Lupita Tovar	...	Dolores Bragga

Storyline

Dr. Ordway looks into death of man whose first 2 wives were murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | murder

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Médico Destemido

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry Darmour Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the nightclub performance, Miguel's location on the stage before and after the momentary blinding light that hides the secret of Dolores' reappearance changes greatly, revealing that the real secret is that the flash hides an edit between two separate shots.

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Connections

Followed by The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)

User Reviews

Strange

Crime Doctor's Courage, The (1945)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Strange fourth entry into Columbia's series is your typical detective film until half way through when it turns into a horror film. The Crime Doctor (Warner Baxter) is asked to check out a husband who is on his third wife. The guy's previous two wives all suffered accidental deaths days after the wedding but there's a subplot with vampires thrown in. This is the third in the series that I've seen and it works the best because of how strange it actually is. I'm really not sure what made the writer turn to vampires but it makes for some interesting plot twists, although none of them really add up in the end. Baxter also seemed to do his best work here and the supporting cast is interesting if not totally successful.