The Return of Doctor X
Seen it?1939 | 62 min | Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Soylent Green or The End of Oak Street, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincent Sherman
- Humphrey BogartDr. Maurice Xavier
- Rosemary LaneJoan Vance
- Wayne MorrisWalter Wichita Garrett
- Dennis MorganDr. Rhodes
- John LitelDr. Flegg
- Lya LysAngela
- Huntz HallPinky
- Charles Cahill WilsonDet. Kincaid
- Vera LewisMiss Sweetman
- Howard HickmanChairman