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The Return of Doctor X

1939 · 62 min

A brisk, eerie old-dark-house chiller with a mad-science twist, offering mild thrills and a campy vintage charm.

Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Mystery
Tagline
HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!
Overview
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.

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Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • death
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, horror, mystery
Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Written by
Lee Katz
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Dennis Morgan, John Litel, Lya Lys, Huntz Hall, Charles Cahill Wilson
Music
Bernhard Kaun
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Runtime
62 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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