The Return of Doctor X (1939) - HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!

The Return of Doctor X

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!
( Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 62 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 23, 1939 [USA]

Director:	Vincent Sherman [Director]

Writer:	Lee Katz [Screenplay]

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

Cinematography:	Sidney Hickox [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Thomas Pratt [Editor]

Music Composed by	Bernhard Kaun [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Milo Anderson [Costume Design]

Production Companys:	First National Pictures (US) First National Pictures Inc. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Humphrey Bogart Dr. Maurice Xavier Rosemary Lane Joan Vance Wayne Morris Walter Wichita Garrett Dennis Morgan Dr. Rhodes John Litel Dr. Flegg Lya Lys Angela Huntz Hall Pinky Charles C. Wilson Det. Kincaid Vera Lewis Miss Sweetman		Howard Hickman Chairman Olin Howland Undertaker Cliff Saum Detective Sergeant Moran Creighton Hale Hotel Manager John Ridgely Rodgers Joseph Crehan Editor Glenn Langan Interne William Hopper Interne

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Tech Info:

Budget:: $0
Revenue:: $0
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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