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5.4/10 • 5

1945-02-271h 10m

Mystery

Radio's Crime Doctor bares Hidden Secrets!

A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.

Directors
George Sherman
Characters
Max Marcin
Editors
Dwight Caldwell

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  1. Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter

    Dr. Robert Ordway

  2. Hillary Brooke

    Hillary Brooke

    Kathleen Carson

  3. Jerome Cowan

    Jerome Cowan

    Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome

  4. Mark Roberts

    Mark Roberts

    Bob Rencoret (as Robert Scott)

  5. Lloyd Corrigan

    Lloyd Corrigan

    John Massey

  6. Emory Parnell

    Emory Parnell

    Police Captain Birch

  7. Stephen Crane

    Stephen Crane

    Gordon Carson

  8. Charles Arnt

    Charles Arnt

    Butler

  9. Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Miguel Bragga

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CinemaSerf

Jan 6, 2024

6/10

I reckon that this is my favourite of these Warner Baxter outings as the sleuthing psychiatrist "Ordway". A man posing as a waiter at an swanky dinner accuses their host of being a wife-murderer. Not just one wife, mind - but two. Anyway he retires to his study where he seemingly commits suicide. "Ordway" is drafted in to investigate at the behest of the puzzled "Capt. Birch" (Emory Parnell) and is soon caught up with the antics of a cabaret act whom people are gradually beginning to believe are three hundred year old vampires! Of course there's no such thing - but the act are never seen in the dark and have papers signed in Madrid by none other than King Philip IV in the 1640s! The doc is bamboozled, but we just know he will use science and common sense to unravel the mystery and that there is a common sense - most likely venal - reason behind it all. There's quite a fun dynamic between Parnell and Baxter and a solid contribution from Hillary Brooke's "Kathleen" as well as a few rope-spinning performances from the seemingly immortal "Bragga" magicians. It's even got it's own butler - and does raise a smile now and again.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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