The Return of Doctor X (1939)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD...TO HAUNT THE LIVING!!!

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.

Released: 1939-11-23
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 1h 2m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 64 votes

Directed by Vincent Sherman.

Top cast

Humphrey Bogart as Dr. Maurice Xavier
Rosemary Lane as Joan Vance
Wayne Morris as Walter Wichita Garrett
Dennis Morgan as Dr. Rhodes
John Litel as Dr. Flegg
Lya Lys as Angela
Huntz Hall as Pinky
Charles Cahill Wilson as Det. Kincaid
Vera Lewis as Miss Sweetman
Howard Hickman as Chairman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Return of Doctor X

United States: watch free on Fawesome, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

Movies like The Return of Doctor X

If you enjoyed The Return of Doctor X, these movies have a similar feel:

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store Explore the iPhone app