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Mad Doctor, The

The Mad Doctor (1941)

Crime | 90 minutes
3,40 5 votes
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Genre: Crime / Drama

Duration: 90 minuten

Alternative title: A Date with Destiny

Country: United States

Directed by: Tim Whelan

Stars: Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew and John Howard

IMDb score: 6,6 (476)

Releasedate: 20 December 1940

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The Mad Doctor plot

"DEATH LURKED IN HIS HYPNOTIC EYES!"

A mad scientist marries rich women. What the unfortunate ladies do not know is that he is only after their money and therefore wants to kill them with the help of his assistant.

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Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone

Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann

Ellen Drew Ellen Drew

Linda Booth

John Howard John Howard

Gil Sawyer

Barbara Jo Allen Barbara Jo Allen

Louise Watkins (as Barbara Allen [Vera Vague])

Ralph Morgan Ralph Morgan

Dr. Charles Downer

Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck

Maurice Gretz

Kitty Kelly Kitty Kelly

Winnie

Hugh O'Connell Hugh O'Connell

Lawrence Watkins

Henry Victor Henry Victor

Furber (Uncredited)

Wanda McKay Wanda McKay

Girl at Charity Bazaar (Uncredited)

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Roger Thornhill

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13 February at 22:29

An intriguing blend of psychiatric drama and early noir with a formidable villain (Basil Rathbone) whose presence completely overshadows both the intended victim (Ellen Drew) and the true hero (journalist John Howard). There's a strange twist halfway through when the unapproachable Rathbone suddenly turns out to be truly in love, and then the film loses some of its momentum, although the director effectively maintains the momentum of the thriller plot right up to the very end. The most striking aspect of the film, however, is the unspoken yet undeniable homosexual relationship between Rathbone and his accomplice (Martin Kosleck), without any hint of moral reprehensibility attached to it (aside from the relevant fact that they are both murderers). Ultimately, this film offers enough elements to remain interesting, and I can never get enough of Basil Rathbone (whose character, by the way, is anything but insane).

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