The Mad Doctor (1941 film)
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| Directed by | Tim Whelan |
| Produced by | George M. Arthur |
| Written by | Howard J. Green Ben Hecht (uncredited) Charles MacArthur (uncredited) |
| Starring | Basil Rathbone Ellen Drew |
| Music by | Victor Young |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Mad Doctor is a 1941 thriller film starring Basil Rathbone as a physician whose wealthy wives keep dying. Ellen Drew plays his latest bride.
Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Frederick Langamann
- Ellen Drew as Linda Boothe
- John Howard as Gil Sawyer
- Barbara Jo Allen as Louise Watkins (as Barbara Allen)
- Ralph Morgan as Dr. Charles Downer
- Martin Kosleck as Maurice Gretz
- Kitty Kelly as Winnie
- Hugh O'Connell as Lawrence Watkins
Production notes
- Production Dates: 22 Jan-mid-Mar 1940
- The working titles of this film were A Date with Destiny and Destiny.
- Although screen credits and the Paramount Produced Properties listing indicate that the film is based on a screenplay by Howard J. Green, early drafts of the screenplay, titled The Monster and re-titled Destiny, were written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
- Basil Rathbone did not accept his part in this film until specific changes were made to the script.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Mad Doctor at IMDb
- The Mad Doctor at the TCM Movie Database
- The Mad Doctor at AllMovie
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