Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

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1943
1h 6m
6.2(13 votes)
Crime

Overview

Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading criminal psychologist.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Warner Baxter

Dr. Robert J. Ordway / Phillip Morgan

Warner Baxter
Acting

Margaret Lindsay

Grace Fielding

Margaret Lindsay
Acting

John Litel

Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

John Litel
Acting

Ray Collins

Dr. John Carey

Ray Collins
Acting

Harold Huber

Joe Dylan

Harold Huber
Acting

Don Costello

Nick Ferris / Jim Warren

Don Costello
Acting

Leon Ames

William Wheeler

Leon Ames
Acting

Phil Arnold

Third Reporter in Court

Phil Arnold
Acting

Vi Athens

Myrtle Perrin

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Acting

Betty Blythe

Mrs. Harrington

Betty Blythe
Acting

Paul Bryar

First Reporter in Court

Paul Bryar
Acting

Wallis Clark

Judge

Wallis Clark
Acting

Chester Clute

Headwaiter

Chester Clute
Acting

Kernan Cripps

Turnkey

Kernan Cripps
Acting

Harold De Becker

Bartender

No Image
Acting

Franklyn Farnum

Juror

Franklyn Farnum
Acting

Edward Fielding

Governor

Edward Fielding
Acting

Bess Flowers

Patient in Ordway's Office

Bess Flowers
Acting

Kit Guard

Mac, Waiter at Frankie's Bar

Kit Guard
Acting

Anne Jeffreys

Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)

Anne Jeffreys
Acting

Charles Jordan

Reporter with Coffee

Charles Jordan
Acting

Eddie Kane

Courtroom Well-wisher

Eddie Kane
Acting

Donald Kerr

Second Reporter in Court

Donald Kerr
Acting

Milton Kibbee

Man in Bar Booth

Milton Kibbee
Acting

Reid Kilpatrick

Prison Broadcaster

Reid Kilpatrick
Acting

Adele Mara

Nurse

Adele Mara
Acting

George McKay

Murphy, Fingerprint Officer

George McKay
Acting

Hans Moebus

Juror

No Image
Acting

Monty O'Grady

Student

Monty O'Grady
Acting

Addison Richards

Prison Warden

Addison Richards
Acting

Dewey Robinson

Convict

Dewey Robinson
Acting

Cosmo Sardo

Convict

Cosmo Sardo
Acting

Al Shean

Dave, a Convict

Al Shean
Acting

Houseley Stevenson

Martin, Parole Board

Houseley Stevenson
Acting

Harry Strang

Dave, Trustee

Harry Strang
Acting

Elliott Sullivan

Detective with Hat

Elliott Sullivan
Acting

Ray Teal

Detective with Pipe (uncredited)

Ray Teal
Acting

Dorothy Tree

Pearl Adams

Dorothy Tree
Acting

Anthony Warde

First Reporter in Court (uncredited)

Anthony Warde
Acting

Constance Worth

Betty, Ordway's Nurse-Receptionist

Constance Worth
Acting

Craig Woods

Jim, a Convict

No Image
Acting

Broderick O'Farrell

Night Club Patron

Broderick O'Farrell
Acting

Rose Plumer

Prison Inmate with Pearl

No Image
Acting

Florence Wix

Patient in Ordway's Office

Florence Wix

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