The Return of Doctor X
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Director Vincent Sherman Screenplay Lee Katz Duration Country United States | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi Story by William J. Makin Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Lee Katz , William J. Makin Release date December 2, 1939 Cast Humphrey Bogart (Dr. Maurice Xavier), Rosemary Lane (Joan Vance), Wayne Morris (Walter Wichita Garrett), Dennis Morgan (Dr. Rhodes), John Litel (Dr. Flegg), Lya Lys (Angela)Similar movies The Last Witch Hunter , The Avengers , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Incredible Hulk , Home Alone 2: Lost In New York , Crocodile Dundee Tagline HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The return of doctor x 1939 humphrey bogart as a zombie
The Return of Doctor X (also billed as The Return of Dr. X) is a 1939 American science fiction-horror film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, and Humphrey Bogart as the title character. It was based on the short story "The Doctor's Secret" by William J. Makin. Despite supposedly being a sequel to Doctor X (1933), also produced by Warner Bros., the films are unrelated.
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This was Bogart's only science fiction or horror film. He never liked to talk about this film or another film of this period, Swing Your Lady, both of which he believed were among his worst.
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Plot summary
A pair of bizarre murders occur wherein the victims are drained of their rare Type One blood type. Reporter Walter Garrett (Wayne Morris) consults with his friend Dr. Mike Rhodes (Dennis Morgan) which leads them to Rhodes' former mentor, hematologist Dr. Francis Flegg (John Litel). Flegg is initially unhelpful, but Garrett and Rhodes notice a striking resemblance between Flegg's strange assistant, Marshall Quesne (Humphrey Bogart) and the late Dr. Maurice Xavier in old press cuttings. After opening the grave, they confront Flegg. Flegg admits using his new scientific methods to bring Xavier back from the dead and has employed synthetic blood to sustain his life. However, the blood cannot replace itself, and therefore, Quesne/Xavier must seek out human victims with the rare Type One blood type contained in the formula in order to stay alive.
A hunt begins for Quesne, who has discovered that Joan Vance (Rosemary Lane), a nurse and Rhodes' sweetheart, is a carrier of the rare blood type. He escapes with her in a taxi, professing to be taking her to Rhodes. Barnett and Rhodes, accompanied by the police, track them to their location. Quesne is shot dead, and Joan is saved from the fate of the others.
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