Calling Dr. Death

Dec 17, 1943

1h 3m

★ 6.5

THE SCREEN'S FIRST INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY!

Overview

Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Dr. Mark Steel (as Lon Chaney)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Stella Madden

Patricia Morison

Inspector Gregg

J. Carrol Naish

Robert 'Bob' Duval

David Bruce

Maria Steele

Ramsay Ames

Mrs. Duval

Fay Helm

Bryant, the Butler

Holmes Herbert

Bill, the Watchman

Alec Craig

Marion's Father (as Fred Gierman)

Frederick Giermann

Marion's Mother

Lisa Golm

Coroner

Charles Wagenheim

Marion

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