The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!

Directed by Vincent Sherman

Produced by First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

193962 min6.0 / 10

A 1939 B-movie mystery-horror about a reporter caught in a web of murder and resurrection, blending pulp intrigue with mad-scientist scheming.

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.

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  • Is The Return of Doctor X scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Return of Doctor X easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Return of Doctor X end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Return of Doctor X sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The Return of Doctor X violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

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