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The Return of Doctor X (1939)
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2 December 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!! morePlot:
A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
Veteran Director Vincent Sherman Dead at 99(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 June 2006)
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Bogie's only horror film is a hoot. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Wayne Morris | ... | Walter 'Wichita' Garrett (onscreen credit reads 'Walter Barnett') | |
| Rosemary Lane | ... | Joan Vance | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Dr. Maurice Xavier, aka Marshall Quesne | |
| Dennis Morgan | ... | Dr. Mike Rhodes | |
| John Litel | ... | Dr. Francis Flegg | |
| Lya Lys | ... | Angela Merrova | |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Pinky | |
| Charles C. Wilson | ... | Detective Roy Kincaid (as Charles Wilson) | |
| Vera Lewis | ... | Miss Sweetman | |
| Howard C. Hickman | ... | Chairman (scenes deleted) (as Howard Hickman) | |
| Olin Howland | ... | Undertaker | |
| Arthur Aylesworth | ... | Guide (scenes deleted) | |
| Cliff Saum | ... | Detective Sgt. Moran | |
| Creighton Hale | ... | Hotel Manager | |
| John Ridgely | ... | Stanley Rodgers |
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When Walter 'Wichita' Garrett reviews the press clippings, two of them refer to "Eugene Xavier", the remainder refer to "Maurice Xavier." moreQuotes:
Detective Roy Kincaid: What is this Group 1, Group 4 business?Dr. Mike Rhodes: Well, you see, medical science has discovered that human blood is divided into four different groups, #1 being the most rare and #4 the most common,. We must see to it that certain of these types are not mixed in the transfusion.
Detective Roy Kincaid: Then would you say that whoever came into Rodgers' room to kill him was looking for #1 blood?
Dr. Mike Rhodes: It's possible. That's why I think the coronor made a mistakre in his report, so do you mind if I make a test of these stains for myself?
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A Note Regarding SpoilersWhat does this movie have to do with "Doctor X" (1932)?
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You've got to see it to believe it. Bogie in makeup looking ghostly white with a white streak in his hair, in a combination Frankenstein and vampire horror film. It actually happened, due to knuckleheads at Warner Bros. who put him in this film against his wishes. I was amused as well as amazed throughout, and enjoyed watching Bogie stroke his pet rabbit and playing it all straight. Others in the cast (Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Dennis Morgan) were fine, but Bogie is the only reason to see this movie. Be prepared to shake your head in disbelief.
The movie must have gone through some heavy editing, because there were many credit errors. First, the end credits bill Wayne Morris as Walter Barnett, but he is called Walter Garrett in the movie throughout and that name is also printed in newspapers several times. Next, Charles Wilson is billed as Detective Ray Kincaid, but he is called Roy throughout. Finally, many of the actors who were supposed to be in the movie never turn up, including two who were credited onscreen - Howard Hickman and Arthur Aylesworth.