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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1940-12-20
Languageen
Runtime1h 30m
Production

Paramount Pictures

6.2(12)
•1940•1h 30m

The Mad Doctor

"DEATH LURKED IN HIS HYPNOTIC EYES!"

CrimeRomanceThriller

Overview

A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.

Director
Tim Whelan
Writing & Screenplay
Howard J. Green
Cinematography
Ted Tetzlaff

Principal Cast

24 credited
Basil Rathbone
Basil RathboneDr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Ellen Drew
Ellen DrewLinda Booth
John Howard
John HowardGil Sawyer
Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo AllenLouise Watkins (as Barbara Allen [Vera Vague])
Ralph Morgan
Ralph MorganDr. Charles Downer
Martin Kosleck
Martin KosleckMaurice Gretz
Kitty Kelly
Kitty KellyWinnie
Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'ConnellLawrence Watkins
Henry Victor
Henry VictorFurber (Uncredited)
Wanda McKay
Wanda McKayGirl at Charity Bazaar (Uncredited)

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