A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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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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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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(1816) (uncredited)
Written by Gioachino Rossini from "The Barber of Seville"
Sung by unidentified soprano in salon in opening scene
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In the final newspaper to appear in the newspaper montage, the subheading misspells the word "clue." The subheading reads "Harbor Police Hunt for Murder Motive as Surgeons Find a Puzzling Clew." See more »Quotes
Tug: [to other gang members about Clitterhouse] Hey, that stuffed shirt's got something on the ball!See more »
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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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Highly enjoyable WB gangster movie with Edward G. Robinson as the title character, a doctor who becomes so obsessed with understanding the criminal mind he becomes a criminal himself. It's somewhat difficult to categorize this movie. It definitely has a lot of comedy with Max Rosenbloom and Allen Jenkins especially. Not to mention all of Robinson's deadpan lines. But the overall tone is that of a straightforward gangster drama. It's a fun movie either way.
Robinson is terrific, as always. He disliked doing gangster pictures but that's all WB wanted him in. So he compromised by doing gangster movies that were different from the norm. A solid cast backs him up. In addition to Jenkins and Rosenbloom mentioned before, there's Claire Trevor, Donald Crisp, and Humphrey Bogart as Rocks Valentine (what a name!). Bogart reportedly hated this role and considered it his worst. I'm not sure why that would be. It's not that different from a dozen similar gangster roles he played in the '30s. I can think of at least a couple of movies where his part was worse than this.