The Crime Doctor's Diary

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The Crime Doctor's Diary
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Directed by Seymour Friedman
Written by
Based on Crime Doctor
1940-47 radio program
by Max Marcin
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow
Starring
Cinematography Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by Jerome Thoms
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
March 15, 1949
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Crime Doctor's Diary is a 1949 American mystery film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne and Lois Maxwell. It is the last of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures. [1]

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Plot

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References

  1. Erickson p.203
  2. "The Crime Doctor's Diary - Cast and Crew". TV Guide.com.

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