Doctor X
Doctor X is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery horror film produced jointly by First National and Warner Bros. Based on the 1931 play originally titled The Terror by Howard W. Comstock and Allen C. Miller, it was directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray and Lee Tracy.
Plot
Daily World newshawk Lee Taylor is investigating a series of pathological murders that have taken place over a series of months in New York City. The murders always take place at night, under the glow of a full moon, and each body has been cannibalized after the murder. Witnesses describe a horribly disfigured "monster" as the killer.
More details
| author | Earl Baldwin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Michael Curtiz |
| editor | George Amy |
| genre | comedy horror mystery science fiction |
| keywords | artificial limb clean connect create even full moon handcuff human flesh lock murder murder witness record report secret laboratory sexual perversion wax figure |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck Hal B. Wallis |
| productionCompany | First National Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | comedy horror mad scientist science fiction horror serial killer |