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6.2/10   95 votes
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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Max Marcin (radio series characters)
Eric Taylor (story)
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Release Date:
27 September 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Tagline:
A KILLER WITHOUT A PAST! (original ad - all caps)
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The crime doctor is on another case more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Warner Baxter ... Dr. Robert Ordway
John Litel ... Inspector Dawes
Dusty Anderson ... Connie Mace
Coulter Irwin ... Clive Lake
Miles Mander ... Frederick Malone
John Abbott ... Jimmy Gordon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kit Guard ... Extra in Street Corridor (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Doctor's Warning (UK)
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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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Movie Connections:
Follows Shadows in the Night (1944) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
The crime doctor is on another case, 18 December 2008
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Author: blanche-2 from United States

Warner Baxter reprises his role as the "Crime Doctor" in "The Crime Doctor's Warning," one of the later entries into the series. The director this time is William Castle.

In this episode, Dr. Ordway is trying to help a young artist who has blackouts, during which one of his models is killed.

I have to disagree with those who found this fast-paced. For me, it moves slowly, though the story is interesting. These Crime Doctor films generally have off-beat stories, but not the budget or quality directors to bring them up a level. In this case, Castle is an effective director, all right, but some of the acting is awful particularly from Coulter Irwin, who apparently was told to act like a vegetable.

Warner Baxter, so frenetic in "42nd Street," is much more relaxed as Dr. Ordway, probably because he suffered a nervous breakdown. In any event, he's very natural and a likable character.

These movies aren't great, but they sure did come up with some wild plots.

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