The Crime Doctor's Warning

9/27/19451h 10m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Artists and Models tangle with murder and terror! ~

Overview:

A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.

Director:

William Castle

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

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Key words:

radio series
crime doctor

Cast

Warner Baxter

~ as ~

Dr. Robert Ordway

John Litel

~ as ~

Inspector Dawes

Dusty Anderson

~ as ~

Connie Mace

Coulter Irwin

~ as ~

Clive Lake

Miles Mander

~ as ~

Frederick Malone

John Abbott

~ as ~

Jimmy Gordon

Arthur Aylesworth

~ as ~

Mrs. Lake's Attorney #2 (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

~ as ~

The Turnkey (uncredited)

Eduardo Ciannelli

~ as ~

Nick Petroni (uncredited)

Franco Corsaro

~ as ~

Joseph Duval (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
Warner Baxter takes the established radio sleuthing doctor "Ordway" into a perplexing mystery where an artistic wealthy young heir is accused of murdering one of his models. He is working with "Insp. Dawes" (John Litel) trying not just to get to the bottom of the crime, but to save the young man "Clive" (Coulter Irwin) from being certified insane by his own mother who doesn't much like the idea that he associates with "models" in the first place! It doesn't help that the young man is also prone to amnesia and has no real idea whether he did or didn't do anything! What now ensues is not the most difficult of puzzles for us to get to grips with - not least because the casting does rather point to an obvious suspect! That said, though, it's quite a well written and paced drama that makes more of the psychology of crime rather than just a follow-the-breadcrumbs exercise. This fits into the mould of many other serial-style features featuring a detective character taking on a variety of not so sinister foes and if you watch it in the spirit that nothing here is particularly original nor well produced, then it will easily pass an hour or so.