The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case

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The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case
Directed by Eugene Forde
Written by Eric Taylor
Based on Crime Doctor
radio show 1940-1947
by Max Marcin
Produced byRudolph C. Flothow
Starring Warner Baxter
Lynn Merrick
Gloria Dickson
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Music by Michel Michelet
Production
company
Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 1943 (1943-12-09)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Warner Baxter, Lynn Merrick and Gloria Dickson. [1] It is the second in a series of Crime Doctor films made by Columbia Pictures.

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Plot

Dr. Robert Ordway gets a visit from Jimmy Trotter, who he helped out during his time on the parole board, and his fiancé Ellen, to get advice on their upcoming marriage. When Dr. Ordway finds out what job Jimmy is doing, a secretary for businessman Walter Burns, he advises him to leave this job and find one with a reputable company. In the past Jimmy was accused of poisoning his boss when he worked as a secretary before. Dr. Ordway also advises the two not to get married just yet until Jimmy can find a different job. That night Dr. Ordway pays a visit to the Burns House to talk to Mr. Burns to find out why he hired Jimmy when no one else would, only to discover that Walter Burns is dead and has been poisoned. Fearing that he would be suspected of this murder, Jimmy Trotter runs from the house. While Jimmy is on the run, Dr. Trotter works with Ellen, who married Jimmy after their visit with Dr. Ordway earlier that day. Dr. Ordway follows the clues and helps the police find the real murderer of Mr. Walter Burns, helping Jimmy Trotter once again escape a prison sentence.

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References

  1. ↑ Erickson p.203

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