The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
- Directed by
- William Nigh
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 06m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A serial killer is murdering men who were acquitted of murder. A detective searches for the killer known as Doctor Rx.
darkmysterioussuspensefulgrittycreepylow-budgetcampywhodunit
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Nightmare (1942)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.