Le Retour du Docteur X

Original title: The Return of Doctor X

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5.7/10

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Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Le Retour du Docteur X (1939)

A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

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A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Chairman
(scenes deleted)

Olin Howland

Undertaker

Arthur Aylesworth

Guide
(scenes deleted)

Cliff Saum

Detective Sgt. Moran

Creighton Hale

Hotel Manager

John Ridgely

Rodgers

Joseph Crehan

Editor
(as Joe Crehan)

Glenn Langan

Interne
(as Glen Langan)

William Hopper

Interne
(as DeWolf Hopper)

Director
- Vincent Sherman
Writers
- Lee Katz
- William J. Makin
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Trivia
Humphrey Bogart said of this film: "This is one of the pictures that made me march in to [Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner] and ask for more money again. You can't believe what this one was like. I had a part that somebody like Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff should have played. I was this doctor, brought back to life, and the only thing that nourished this poor bastard was blood. If it had been Jack Warner's blood or [Harry Warner's] or [Sam Warner's] maybe I wouldn't have minded as much. The trouble was, they were drinking mine and I was making this rotten movie."

Goofs
When Bogart abducts Rosemary Lane, they leave in a light-colored, late 1930's cab. As the police pursue them, it changes to a black vintage car. When they arrive at the hide-out in the woods, it is a newer light-colored cab again.

Quotes
Dr. Francis Flegg: Interesting stuff, blood.

Crazy credits
In the opening credits, the three stars' order of billing is Morris, Lane, Bogart. But at the end, Bogart is listed first and Morris third.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Man Called Bogart (1963)

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Featured review

8/10

Good Bogart Movie

AAh, good old Dr. X! To some Humphrey Bogart fans, this movie did not go over so well, however, there are those who think this wasn't so bad a movie. I was first introduced to this movie when KZAZ-TV Ch. 11 (now KMSB) would have "Humphrey Bogart Movie Weekend" from time to time. This was shown late Fri. evening/early Sat. morning. Anyways, released in 1939 from Warner Bros./First National pictures, this is the story of unexplained murders & the law along with some other interesting characters who try to find out who is behind these deaths. If I try to go on about this movie, I might give some things away so here is where I'll stop. Although there were some not so good things that were said about this movie, I for one thought this was a "good" movie. If you are a Boggie fan, then you might enjoy this 30's gem. Enjoy!