The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
1h 6m
Running Time
March 27, 1942Release Date
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
1h 6m
Running Time
March 27, 1942Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
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Cast & Crew.
Patric Knowles
Private Detective Jerry Church
Lionel Atwill
Dr. Fish
Mantan Moreland
Horatio B.Fitz Washington
Anne Gwynne
Kit Logan Church
Samuel S. Hinds
Dudley Crispin
William Nigh
Director
Clarence Upson Young
Writer
Shemp Howard
Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Paul Cavanagh
John Crispin
Alex Gottlieb
Writer
Edmund MacDonald
Det. Capt. Bill Hurd
Elwood Bredell
Cinematographer
Bernard W. Burton
Editor
John Gallaudet
Ernie Paul
Mona Barrie
Eileen Crispin
William Gould
Dist. Atty. Mason
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Wiki.
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx is a 1942 black-and-white murder mystery/horror B film by Universal Studios directed by William Nigh and starring Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Samuel S. Hinds. Although Clarence Upson Young is credited with the screenplay, the actors mostly ad-libbed their lines. The plot involves the search for a serial killer who is targeting men who have been acquitted of murder. The film received poor reviews upon release.