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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) was a Comedy - Horror Film directed by William Nigh and produced by Jack Bernhard.

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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

By John Grant on Jun 12, 2019 From Noirish

US / 66 minutes / bw / Universal Dir: William Nigh Assoc Pr: Jack Bernhard Scr: Clarence Upson Young Story: Alex Gottlieb Cine: Woody Bredell Cast: Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Samuel S. Hinds, Mona Barrie, Shemp Howard, Paul Cavanagh, Edmund MacDonald, Mantan Moreland, John Gallaudet... Read full article


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Ernie Paul: [after seeing Zanini collapse] Somebody get a doctor! Is there a doctor in the house>
Dr. Fish: [Coming out of the crowd] I'm a doctor.
Ernie Paul: You're a doctor? See what you can do for him.
Dr. Fish: [after examining him briefly] There's nothing I can do for him. The man's dead!


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Actress Anne Gwynne claimed because the script wasn't completed by the time production began, much of the dialogue is ad-libbed.
Filming began October 6, 1941, and release took place on April 17, 1942. Patric Knowles finished this film before starting "The Wolf Man" on October 27, both films copyrighted 1941.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed one year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
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