The Return of Doctor X

He lives to kill and kills to live!
( Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

US Runtime: 62 min

Premiere Date:
Nov 23, 1939 [USA]

Director:	Vincent Sherman

Writers:	William J Makin [novel The Doctor's Secret] Lee Katz

Cinematography:	Sidney Hickox

Edited by:	Thomas Pratt

Costume Design:	Milo Anderson [gowns]

Production Companys:	First National Pictures Inc. Warner Bros.

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Tech Info:

Color Info:: B&W

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Production Dates:: 24 May 1939 - ?

Trivia:

Humphrey Bogart said of this film: "This is one of the pictures that made me march in to Jack Warner and ask for more money again. You can't believe what this one was like. I had a part that somebody like Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff should have played. I was this doctor, brought back to life, and the only thing that nourished this poor bastard was blood. If it had been Jack Warner's blood, or Harry's, or Pop's, maybe I wouldn't have minded as much. The trouble was, they were drinking mine and I was making this stinking movie."
Boris Karloff was to star as Dr. X.

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