Underplayed Gems

The Crime Doctor (1934)

The Crime Doctor poster
Directed by
John S. Robertson
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man known for solving impossible crimes gets drawn into a locked-room murder case. He investigates the suspicious death of a woman while dealing with suspicions about his own past.

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What happens

The Crime Doctor is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Jane Murfin, adapted from the novel The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill. The stars of this film are Otto Kruger, Karen Morley, and Nils Asther. RKO Radio Pictures produced and distributed the film which was released on April 27, 1934. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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