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The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947 · 66 min

A brisk, tidy little mystery that ambles through Paris with a genial sleuth and a light comic touch.

Tagline
A SPREE in GAY PAREE ends up in MURDER!
Overview
While visiting France, a criminal psychologist tries to clear a disturbed young man of his father's murder.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • mystery
  • crime
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, crime, mystery
Directed by
William Castle
Written by
Edward Bock
Starring
Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel, Roger Dann, Steven Geray, Marcel Journet, Eduardo Ciannelli, Maurice Marsac, Henri Letondal
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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