The Return of Doctor X (1939) - He lives to kill and kills to live!

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

Producers:	Bryan Foy [Associate Producer] Hal B. Wallis [Executive Producer] Jack L. Warner [Executive Producer]

Music by	Bernhard Kaun [uncredited]

Cinematography:	Sidney Hickox

Edited by:	Thomas Pratt

Costume Design:	Milo Anderson [gowns]

Production Companys:	First National Pictures Inc. Warner Bros.

Cast:

Wayne Morris Walter Garrett Rosemary Lane Joan Vance Humphrey Bogart Marshall Quesne Dennis Morgan Dr. Michael Rhodes John Litel Dr. Francis Flegg Lya Lys Angela Merrova Huntz Hall Pinky Charles C. Wilson Detective Roy Kincaid Vera Lewis Miss Sweetman Howard C. Hickman Chairman (scenes deleted) Arthur Aylesworth Guide (scenes deleted) Cliff Saum Detective Sergeant Moran Creighton Hale Hotel Manager John Ridgely Stanley Rodgers		Joseph Crehan Editor Glenn Langan Interne William Hopper Interne Loia Cheaney Nurse (uncredited) Gwen Seager Miss Lawrence (uncredited) Ian Wolfe Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited) Claude Wisberg Office Boy (uncredited) Frank Pharr Andy (uncredited) Paul Panzer Hospital Attendant (uncredited) Jack Mower Policeman (uncredited) Frank Mayo Attorney (uncredited) John Harron Reporter (uncredited) Eddie Graham Hospital Attendant (uncredited) Nat Carr Reporter (uncredited)

Crew:

Bernhard Kaun orchestrator John Langan dialogue director		Dr. Leo Morton Schulman technical advisor

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:

Boris Karloff was to star as Dr. X.
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."

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