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| Lionel Atwill | ... | Dr. Jerry Xavier | |
| Fay Wray | ... | Joanne 'Joan' Xavier | |
| Lee Tracy | ... | Lee Taylor, Daily World Reporter | |
| Preston Foster | ... | Dr. Wells (Academy of Surgical Research) | |
| John Wray | ... | Dr. Haines, Academy of Surgical Research | |
| Harry Beresford | ... | Dr. Duke, Academy of Surgical Research | |
| Arthur Edmund Carewe | ... | Dr. Rowitz, Academy of Surgical Research | |
| Leila Bennett | ... | Mamie, Xavier's Maid | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Police Commissioner Stevens | |
| George Rosener | ... | Otto, Dr. X's Butler | |
| Willard Robertson | ... | Detective O'Halloran | |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | Daily World Editor (as Thomas Jackson) | |
| Harry Holman | ... | Mike, Waterfront Policeman | |
| Mae Busch | ... | Cathouse Madame | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | The Sheriff | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Selmer Jackson | ... | Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (uncredited) | |
| Charles McMurphy | ... | Detective At Headquarters (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Michael Curtiz | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Howard W. Comstock | (play) & | |
| Allen C. Miller | (play) | |
| Robert Tasker | (screenplay) & | |
| Earl Baldwin | (screenplay) | |
| George Rosener | (contributor to screenplay construction) uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bernhard Kaun | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ray Rennahan | |||
| Richard Towers | (black and white version) (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| George Amy | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Anton Grot | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ruth Pursley | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Ray Romero | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Perc Westmore | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Al Alleborn | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Marshall Hageman | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Herbert Plews | .... | props (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert B. Lee | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Jackman Jr. | .... | special photographic effects (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Thad Brooks Jr. | .... | assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Owen Crompton | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Ellsworth Fredericks | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| W. Howard Greene | .... | second camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Carl E. Guthrie | .... | second camera operator: black and white unit (uncredited) | |
| Ernest Haller | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Floyd Lee | .... | assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Scotty Welbourne | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| William Williams | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo F. Forbstein | .... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra | |
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A creepy laboratory where eccentric doctors engage in bizarre experiments. An intrepid reporter & a beautiful young woman involving themselves in terrible danger. And a fiendish strangler who only strikes during the full moon...
DOCTOR X does have an absurd plot, but it is undeniably entertaining to watch. Much of the credit for this must go to the look of the film. Art Director Anton Grot designed some very spooky interior sets. The Max Factor make-up is striking. And both elements are enhanced because this was one of the first movies to be shot in two-strip Technicolor.
Lee Tracy, one of the most enjoyable actors of the early 1930's, plays another in his long line of fast-talking wise-crackers - this time a newspaperman out to get a big story. Fay Wray is lovely as always & gets to use her famous scream (a year before KING KONG). Lionel Atwill hams it up a bit as the instigator of many of the more unusual elements in the plot.