The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return!
1942 | 66m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Nigh |
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| Writer: | Clarence Upson Young, Alex Gottlieb |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 27, 1942 |
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| Director: | William Nigh |
| Writer: | Clarence Upson Young, Alex Gottlieb |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | gorilla, detective, gangster, murder, whodunit, private detective, police investigation, guard dog, murder mystery |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Patric Knowles | Private Detective Jerry Church |
| Lionel Atwill | Dr. Fish |
| Anne Gwynne | Kit Logan Church |
| Mantan Moreland | Horatio B.Fitz Washington |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Dudley Crispin |
| Mona Barrie | Eileen Crispin |
| Shemp Howard | Det. Sgt. Sweeney |
| Paul Cavanagh | John Crispin |
| Edmund MacDonald | Det. Capt. Bill Hurd |
| John Gallaudet | Ernie Paul |
| William Gould | Dist. Atty. Mason |
| Leyland Hodgson | Thomas, the butler |
| Matty Fain | Tony Zarini |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Scott |
| Selmer Jackson | Judge |
| Jan Wiley | Lily |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clarence Upson Young | Screenplay |
| Bernard W. Burton | Editor |
| Elwood Bredell | Director of Photography |
| Alex Gottlieb | Story |
| Charles Carroll | Sound |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Hans J. Salter | Music Director |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| William Nigh | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Bernhard | Associate Producer |
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