The Strange Case Of Doctor Rx (1942)

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After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious avenger known as Dr. Rx, police Inspector Hurd and Sergeant Sweeney ask private investigator Jerry Church to help them on the case. He takes the case after talking to Dudley Crispin, a brilliant attorney who had defended three of the murdered men. Crispin gains an acquittal for his latest client, Zarini, but the latter falls dead in the courtroom. Jerry marries Kit Logan, who becomes frightened and persuades Jerry to quit the case. He stays however after Ernie Paul, suspected of the Zarini murder, threatens to "get" him if he does not stay on and clear Paul. Dr. Rx captures Jerry and attempts to frighten him into insanity by strapping him on an operating table, and pretending to exchange the detective's brain for a gorilla. Movie Tagline: FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return! Also Known As: Dr. Rx Title: Strange Case Of Doctor Rx, The Release Date: April 17, 1942 Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Mystery Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.0 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With S MPAA Rating: 15 Director(s): William Nigh Cast: Patric Knowles ...Private Detective Jerry Church Lionel Atwill ...Dr. Fish Anne Gwynne ...Kit Logan Church Samuel S. Hinds ...Dudley Crispin Mona Barrie ...Eileen Crispin Shemp Howard ...Det. Sgt. Sweeney Paul Cavanagh ...John Crispin Edmund MacDonald ...Det. Capt. Bill Hurd Mantan Moreland ...Horatio B.Fitz Washington John Gallaudet ...Ernie Paul William Gould ...Dist. Atty. Mason Leyland Hodgson ...Thomas, the butler Frank Austin ...Jury Foreman Gary Breckner ...Announcer Paul Bryar ...Court Bailiff Eddy Chandler ...Cop Outside Church's Apartment Ray Corrigan ...Nbongo, the Gorilla Boyd Davis ...Police Commissioner Drew Demorest ...Club Waiter Matty Fain ...Anthony 'Tony' Zarini Mary Gordon ...Mrs. Scott Harry Harvey ...Night Club Manager Selmer Jackson ...Judge Jack Kennedy ...Policeman Joe Recht ...First Newsboy Jack C. Smith ...Policeman Leonard Sues ...Second Newsboy Jan Wiley ...Lily - Ernie Paul's Moll Victor Zimmerman ...Kirk - First Kidnapper Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Jack Bernhard Writer(s): Alex Gottlieb Clarence Upson young Composer(s): Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner More Movie Taglines: FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return! IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Gorilla, Detective, Murder, Undercover, Police Investigation  ...[more] Keywords All: Comic Relief Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.00/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.0 out of 10.0 - 62 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST