The Crime Doctor must prove the innocence of an artist accused of murdering his model during one of his blackout spells.The Crime Doctor must prove the innocence of an artist accused of murdering his model during one of his blackout spells.The Crime Doctor must prove the innocence of an artist accused of murdering his model during one of his blackout spells.
Arthur Aylesworth
- Mrs. Lake's Attorney #2
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- The Turnkey
- (uncredited)
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Nick Petroni
- (uncredited)
Franco Corsaro
- Joseph Duval
- (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
- Dr. Forday Booth
- (uncredited)
Margia Dean
- Gordon's Street Model
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Bridge Player
- (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Kit Guard
- Man in Street Corridor
- (uncredited)
Sam Harris
- Bridge Player
- (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
- Robert MacPherson
- (uncredited)
Alma Kruger
- Mrs. Wellington Lake
- (uncredited)
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- ConnectionsFollowed by Just Before Dawn (1946)
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Paint it black
This was another nice entry in the Crime Doctor film series and sharper and darker than those preceding, maybe partly thanks to Columbia b unit director William Castle who teetered on the edge of murky seediness throughout.
Engage your senses from the off: there's a puzzling opening with Dr. Ordway (Warner Baxter) and a police Inspector (John Litel) reviewing their case in the bedroom of a murdered woman who had been stabbed earlier in the day. The man suspected has "mental lapses" but Ordway doesn't believe he did it, meaning at this stage we haven't seen the crime or the victim and are rooting for the suspect we haven't seen yet either! Psychoanalysis is called for, along with the usual unhindered sleuthing from the good Doctor. There's a descent into the Bohemian world of artists, models and paintings - most regrettably of gorgeous young women instead of ugly old men, plenty of lovely creeping about in the dark usually with pointy shadowy hats on, and an outlandish plot great stuff! Favourite bits: the meeting between Baxter and art dealer Miles Mander the epitome of succinct and scholarly sinisterness; the busy traffic up on the roof at night and those fabulous apartment windows; the hurried snack Baxter and Litel have after the second murder what was that all about?
Well worth while to a fan of the genre, the effort will probably be too much for non-fans. I was concentrating so hard I missed what the Warning of the title was (if there was one), but my own warning is if you watch it be careful not to blink near the end because they closed this one down fast.
Engage your senses from the off: there's a puzzling opening with Dr. Ordway (Warner Baxter) and a police Inspector (John Litel) reviewing their case in the bedroom of a murdered woman who had been stabbed earlier in the day. The man suspected has "mental lapses" but Ordway doesn't believe he did it, meaning at this stage we haven't seen the crime or the victim and are rooting for the suspect we haven't seen yet either! Psychoanalysis is called for, along with the usual unhindered sleuthing from the good Doctor. There's a descent into the Bohemian world of artists, models and paintings - most regrettably of gorgeous young women instead of ugly old men, plenty of lovely creeping about in the dark usually with pointy shadowy hats on, and an outlandish plot great stuff! Favourite bits: the meeting between Baxter and art dealer Miles Mander the epitome of succinct and scholarly sinisterness; the busy traffic up on the roof at night and those fabulous apartment windows; the hurried snack Baxter and Litel have after the second murder what was that all about?
Well worth while to a fan of the genre, the effort will probably be too much for non-fans. I was concentrating so hard I missed what the Warning of the title was (if there was one), but my own warning is if you watch it be careful not to blink near the end because they closed this one down fast.
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- May 26, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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By what name was The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945) officially released in Canada in English?
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