CALLING DR. DEATH

CALLING DR. DEATH. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1943. 7 reels, sd. Credits: Producer, Ben Pivar; director, Reginald LeBorg; original screenplay, Edward Dein; film editor, Norman Cerf. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 10Dec43; LP12419.

Dr. Mark Steele (Lon Chaney, Jr.) is a respected neurologist. His wife Maria (Ramsay Ames) is cheating on him on a regular basis. When Maria returns home one night after a rendez-vous with her lover, Mark finally tells her that he has had enough and that he wants a divorce. He is informed by the police that his wife has been murdered, and that her face was disfigured by acid. In a moment of guilt Mark gets the idea to hypnotize himself to find out if he really is the real murderer.

Credits

Cast
Lon Chaney Jr., Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Wagenheim, Holmes Herbert, Robert F. Hill, Earle Hodgins, Fay Helm, George Eldredge, Jack Rockwell, Frank Marlowe, Al Ferguson, Alec Craig, David Bruce, John Elliott
Cinematography
Virgil Miller
Music
Paul Sawtell

Copyright

Complete catalog record
CALLING DR. DEATH. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1943. 7 reels, sd. Credits: Producer, Ben Pivar; director, Reginald LeBorg; original screenplay, Edward Dein; film editor, Norman Cerf. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 10Dec43; LP12419.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3650877 ↗
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright