The Crime Doctor's Courage

1945

1h 10m

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5.4/10

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A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.

Directors

George Sherman

Writers

Eric Taylor(story by)

Max Marcin(characters by)

Stars

Warner Baxter

Hillary Brooke

Jerome Cowan

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Warner Baxter

Dr. Robert Ordway

Hillary Brooke

Kathleen Carson

Jerome Cowan

Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome

Mark Roberts

Bob Rencoret (as Robert Scott)

John Massey

Police Captain Birch

Gordon Carson

Butler

Miguel Bragga

Dolores Bragga

Directors

George Sherman

Writers

Eric Taylor(story by)

Max Marcin(characters by)

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I reckon that this is my favourite of these Warner Baxter outings as the sleuthing psychiatrist "Ordway". A man posing as a waiter at an swanky dinner accuses their host of being a wife-murderer. Not just one wife, mind - but two. Anyway he retires to his study where he seemingly commits suicide. "Ordway" is drafted in to investigate at the behest of the puzzled "Capt. Birch" (Emory Parnell) and is soon caught up with the antics of a cabaret act whom people are gradually beginning to believe are three hundred year old vampires! Of course there's no such thing - but the act are never seen in the dark and have papers signed in Madrid by none other than King Philip IV in the 1640s! The doc is bamboozled, but we just know he will use science and common sense to unravel the mystery and that there is a common sense - most likely venal - reason behind it all. There's quite a fun dynamic between Parnell and Baxter and a solid contribution from Hillary Brooke's "Kathleen" as well as a few rope-spinning performances from the seemingly immortal "Bragga" magicians. It's even got it's own butler - and does raise a smile now and again.

Geronimo196706 Jan, 2024