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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Directed by Anatole Litvak
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A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it’s extremely resentful leader.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Edward G. Robinson | Claire Trevor | Humphrey Bogart | Allen Jenkins | Donald Crisp | Gale Page | Henry O'Neill | John Litel | Thurston Hall | Ward Bond | Ronald Reagan | Mary Field | Maxie Rosenbloom | Vladimir Sokoloff | Bert Hanlon | Curt Bois | Billy Wayne | Robert Homans | Irving Bacon | John Alban | Frank Anthony | Wade Boteler | Sidney Bracey | John Breen | Georgia Caine | Romaine Callender | Glen Cavender | Loia Cheaney | Bud Cokes | Hal Craig | Ray Dawe | Hal K. Dawson | Earl Dwire | Frank Fanning | J.C. Fowler | Edward Gargan | William Haade | Winifred Harris | John Harron | Thomas E. Jackson | Mike Lally | Vera Lewis | Al Lloyd | Bruce Mitchell | Edmund Mortimer | Jack Mower | Bob Reeves | Frank Reicher | Ky Robinson | Ruth Robinson | Eric Stanley | Larry Steers | Amzie Strickland | Libby Taylor | Arthur Thalasso | Monte Vandergrift | Joyce Williams | Lawrence A. Williams | William Worthington
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19/2016 | TV | Broadcast | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Recorded this bc of the title and the premise and the cast. This is a neat little film about a doctor that is so fascinated by the criminal mind that he becomes a criminal then teams up with some gangsters for a big heist. Bogart is onto him and things get dicey.
Not sure if this has been remade (with a different title obviously) but this totally could be done today particularly with the controversial ending. Nice performance by E.G. Robinson.
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