A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Dr. Clitterhouse | |
| Claire Trevor | ... | Jo Keller | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | 'Rocks' Valentine | |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Okay | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Inspector Lane | |
| Gale Page | ... | Nurse Randolph | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Judge | |
| John Litel | ... | Prosecuting Attorney | |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Grant | |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | ... | Butch | |
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Bert Hanlon | ... | Pat |
| Curt Bois | ... | Rabbit | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Tug | |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Popus | |
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Billy Wayne | ... | Candy |
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Dr. Clitterhouse is fascinated with the working of the criminal mind. His interest is so deep that he finds the best way to observe criminals in action is to become one himself. Whilst robbing a safe at an exclusive party he stumbles across an organized gang trying to do the same thing. He teams up with the gang to observe them in action but one of the members, Rocks Valentine would like nothing better than to see Clitterhouse out of the way. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 July 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Grant: My dear boy, I've had over a hundred clients face the electric chair. I've never been jittery.
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse: But your clients were.
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(1816) (uncredited)
Written by Gioachino Rossini from "The Barber of Seville"
Sung by unidentified soprano in salon in opening scene
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Ralph Richardson played the role successfully in London, and subsequently Cedric Hardwicke did the same in New York. See more »Goofs
Near the end of the movie there is a montage of newspaper headlines, the word PSYCHIATRIST is mis-spelled in the headline. See more »Quotes
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse: Now, just relax, counselor. Nothing to be jittery about.Grant: My dear boy, I've had over a hundred clients face the electric chair. I've never been jittery.
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse: But your clients were.
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Una Voce Poca Fa(1816) (uncredited)
Written by Gioachino Rossini from "The Barber of Seville"
Sung by unidentified soprano in salon in opening scene
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Missed viewing this great Classic 1938 Classic film which stars great veteran actors like Edward G. Robinson, (Dr. T S Clitterhouse) who is a psychiatrist and medical doctor who decides to investigate the world of crime. Dr. Clitterhouse gets himself involved with criminals and wants to do a study of what makes all these people chose the life of crime and even gives blood tests to all the criminals. Claire Trevor, ( Joe Keller) and Humphrey Bogart, (Rocks Vallentine) are a few of the people involved with Dr. Clitterhouse's study of the criminal mind. There is also some very comedy scenes and all the actors give an outstanding performance.