The Crime Doctor's Courage

Feb 27, 1945

1h 10m

★ 5.4

Radio's Crime Doctor bares Hidden Secrets!

Overview

A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Larry Darmour Productions

Columbia Pictures

The Crime Doctor's Courage Trailers

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Cast

Dr. Robert Ordway

Warner Baxter

Kathleen Carson

Hillary Brooke

Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome

Jerome Cowan

Bob Rencoret (as Robert Scott)

Mark Roberts

John Massey

Lloyd Corrigan

Police Captain Birch

Emory Parnell

Gordon Carson

Stephen Crane

Butler

Charles Arnt

Miguel Bragga

Anthony Caruso

Dolores Bragga

Lupita Tovar

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.

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6.3

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5.9

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5.5

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5.8

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5.5

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4.5

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6.2

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5.2

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5.7

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5.8

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5.7

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5.5

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5.6

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0.0

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0.0

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6.0

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5.2

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5.9

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