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The Strange Case of Dr Rx (1942)

Director: William Nigh

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A routine but fast-moving whodunit with horror-comedy overtones as private eye Knowles, pursuing a masked killer, is threatened with a gorilla brain transplant. This is merely bluff, alas, designed to scare him out of his wits while the killer pursues his purpose: eliminating a series of shady businessmen whom justice has failed to deal with. Atwill is great fun in a red herring role as the sinister, aptly-named Dr Fish, and the underrated Woody Bredell contributes some nicely creepy camerawork.

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Cast & crew

Director: William Nigh

Cast: Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Samuel S Hinds, Mona Barrie, Paul Cavanagh, Ray Corrigan, Mantan Moreland, Shemp Howard full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 66 mins


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