The Doctor's Courage (1945)
"The Crime Doctor's Courage" (original title)

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

Follows Shadows in the Night (1944)

User Reviews

One from a little known series

I saw this on TCM recently and, through the IMDb I found that there were seven "Crime Doctor" movies with Warner Baxter as the psychiatrist-detective. Baxter is a bit long in the tooth compared to his stolid performance in 42nd Street a decade earlier. Not noir, and a bit campy today, the movie also has a touch of the possible supernatural. The plot, black and white cinematography and characters are far more complex than those of the Mr. Moto and Charlie Chan series. There are subplots, unexpected twists and appearances by a number of B movie stalwartly we all should recognize immediately (none ever made it to the A status). It is a wonderfully unpredictable 70 minutes.

I would love to see a boxed DVD series of these films.