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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return!

Genre : Horror, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : William Nigh
Writer : Clarence Upson Young

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles
Private Detective Jerry Church
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Dr. Fish
Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne
Kit Logan Church
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
Horatio B.Fitz Washington
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Dudley Crispin
Mona Barrie
Mona Barrie
Eileen Crispin
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
John Crispin
Edmund MacDonald
Edmund MacDonald
Det. Capt. Bill Hurd
John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet
Ernie Paul
William Gould
William Gould
Dist. Atty. Mason
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
Thomas, the butler
Matty Fain
Matty Fain
Tony Zarini
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Scott
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Judge
Jan Wiley
Jan Wiley
Lily

Crews

William Nigh
William Nigh
Director
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young
Screenplay
Elwood Bredell
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Bernard W. Burton
Bernard W. Burton
Editor
Alex Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb
Story
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll
Sound
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Hans J. Salter
Hans J. Salter
Music Director
Jack Bernhard
Jack Bernhard
Associate Producer
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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