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The Crime Doctor's Courage

"Radio's Crime Doctor bares Hidden Secrets!"

User Score5 votes
54%5.4/10
Release1945
Runtime1H 10M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (18)

Media4

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Director

George Sherman

George Sherman

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Certification

NR

Keywords

radio programcrime doctor

Collection

The Crime Doctor Collection

The Crime Doctor Collection

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

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.

Jan 6, 2024

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Countries:United States of America
Production:Larry Darmour ProductionsColumbia Pictures