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The Return of Doctor X

“HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!”

★ 6.0 / 10 (65 votes)November 23, 193962 minEN
Science FictionHorrorMystery

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.

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Movie facts

Release dateNovember 23, 1939
StatusReleased
Runtime62 min
Rating★ 6.0 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget—
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ProductionFirst National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Director

Vincent Sherman

Writers

Lee Katz

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Cast

Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartDr. Maurice Xavier
Rosemary LaneRosemary LaneJoan Vance
Wayne MorrisWayne MorrisWalter Wichita Garrett
Dennis MorganDennis MorganDr. Rhodes
John LitelJohn LitelDr. Flegg
Lya LysLya LysAngela
Huntz HallHuntz HallPinky
Charles Cahill WilsonCharles Cahill WilsonDet. Kincaid
Vera LewisVera LewisMiss Sweetman
Howard HickmanHoward HickmanChairman
Olin HowlandOlin HowlandUndertaker
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Cliff SaumDetective Sergeant Moran
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