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6.7/10   85 votes
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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Eric Taylor (story)
Eric Taylor (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 March 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Drama more
Plot:
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is summoned to take attend a diabetic... more | add synopsis
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Good Mystery Movie more

Cast

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Warner Baxter ... Dr. Robert Ordway
Adele Roberts ... Claire Foster (as Adelle Roberts)
Martin Kosleck ... Karl Ganss
Mona Barrie ... Harriet Travers
Marvin Miller ... Casper
Charles D. Brown ... Insp. Burns
Robert Barrat ... Clyde Travers (as Robert H. Barrat)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Exposed by the Crime Doctor (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved

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Movie Connections:
Follows Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Mystery Movie, 23 April 2007
7/10
Author: panamint from United States

High-quality mystery that attempts a lot and delivers in a serious, solid manner. Warner Baxter as always does fine work with a kind of personal and professional integrity.

This film is well-directed by someone who obviously knows the mystery genre. There is such immediate, sinister danger lurking over Dr.Ordway and everyone else that the plot remains taught from start to finish. Also enhanced by good plot twists, especially near the beginning and near the end.

There are three very sinister bad guys, as portrayed with evil believability by Martin Kosleck and the actors portraying his henchmen. The henchman named Casper is every bit as threatening as the killer "Lash Canino" in Bogart's "The Big Sleep".

First-rate character actor Charles D. Brown is excellent as the police inspector. Robert Barratt and Mona Barrie are solid and watchable as a couple caught up in the story.

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