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The Return of Doctor X (1939)

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Release Date: Dec 2, 1939 Wide

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Movie Info

Humphrey Bogart makes his first and last appearance in a horror movie in this film. Though the title implies that it is a sequel to the classic 1932 chiller Dr. X it is not. The terror begins when an eager-beaver reporter stumbles across the corpse of a popular actress who turns up, after much media hoopla, not to be dead at all. At least she seems to be alive on a surface level and is eager to sue the reporter's paper. The reporter can't help but notice that here skin is unnaturally pale and

Unrated, 1 hr. 2 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Vincent Sherman

In Theaters: Dec 2, 1939 Wide

Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Marshall Quesne
Rosemary Lane
Joan Vance
Dennis Morgan
Michael Rhodes
John Litel
Dr. Francis Flegg
Huntz Hall
Pinky
Wayne Morris
Walter Barnett
Lya Lys
Angela Merrova
Charles C. Wilson
Detective Ray Kincaid
Vera Lewis
Miss Sweetman
Howard Hickman
Chairman
Olin Howland
Undertaker
Arthur Ayleswofth
Guide
Jack Mower
Detective Sgt. Moran
Creighton Hale
Hotel Manager
John Ridgely
Rodgers
Joseph Crehan
Editor
Virginia Brissac
Eddy Chandler
John Harmon
William Hopper
Intern
Glenn Langan
Ian Wolfe
George Reeves

Critic Reviews for The Return of Doctor X

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A minor vampire thriller that's in need of a blood transfusion.

December 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Embora superior ao original (o que n�o � dif�cil) e mantenha um bom ritmo ao longo de seus 62 minutos, o filme vale mais como curiosidade por trazer Bogart em um dos desempenhos mais absurdos de sua carreira.

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Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

The Return of Doctor X is simply twaddle, albeit mildly pleasant twaddle.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

It is only the charm of its two leading men (Dennis Morgan and Wayne Morris) that keeps it afloat.

October 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

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This movie is supposed to be the sequel to Dr. x, but it strays so far away from the original that it's a different story altogether. Bogart, who wasn't in the first movie plays an evil scientist, and it's not his best performance. I didn't like this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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The Return of Doctor X (1939) Even though Bogart disowned this role and it's certainly very different from his other roles I still enjoyed this as a B Horror film. Bogart who was not yet a star and only somewhat known as a supporting actor, felt

January 22, 2009

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