A monster lurks as new york newspaperman lee taylor investigates one of the moon killer murders, in which the victims are strangled, cannibalized and surgically incised under the light of the full moon. Somebodys murdering people on the full moon and cannibalizing their bodies in 1932, no less zombies arent even eating flesh yet. Eventually, the police determine that the weapon used in the slayings, a specialized scalpel, came from a nearby medical academy. A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood. A wisecracking new york reporter intrudes on a research scientists quest to unmask the moon killer. While the second film, the mystery of the wax museum, is probably the superior of the two, doctor x is an enjoyable experience in its own right. Its got the old, dark cliff manor at blackstone sholes, long island, complete with. Kudos to michael curtiz for a funfilled fright film. Motherless has a very large and active community where you can meet like minded individuals. While the second film, the mystery of the wax museum, is probably the. Besides this film and mystery of the wax museum, atwill also collaborated with curtiz on the 1935 errol flynn adventure film captain blood. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it.
Movie, doctor x movie,doctor x trailer,doctor x 1932, michael. Antsy for an inside story, taylor breaks into the lab, where. Released 1932, doctor x stars lionel atwill, fay wray, lee tracy, preston foster the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. In doctor x, lee taylor is a reporter investigating a serial murderer in new york city who only seems to kill at night during a full moon. Doctor x is a prehays code science fictionhorrormystery movie. New york city reporter lee taylor lee tracy is doing a piece on a series of grisly, cannibalistic murders that have all been committed under a full moon. To provide a clue, a lyric goes, a scream from fay, a wray of moon. Two days after her quiet passing, the empire state building she and kong had once stood upon became a darkened shadow on the skyline for fifteen minutes in her memory. The only witness descriptions of the killer is one of a horribly disfigured monster. Doctor x 1932 and the return of doctor x i hope you find both of these with no problems. Search my name and my uploads as an alternative to find them. The movies about a serial killer who eats his victims. Doctor x is a mysteryhorror film with tongueincheek comedic elements.
I like 1932s doctor x, i like it because my favorite film composer john williams was born on feburary, 8th, 1932 in long island, ny. Afterward, they both starred in the mystery of the wax. King kong leads fay wray the most dangerous game 1932the film was shot at night on the king kong jungle sets. I n doctor x, lee taylor is a reporter investigating a serial murderer in new york city who only seems to kill at night during a full moon. X 1932 video dailymotion margalimorwentari on dailymotion. Jekyll and hyde is possibly the best of the lot it certainly has more vitality than the slicklymade 1941 version. I also noticed the difference in the way it was colorized than. Doctor x opens on a thoroughly soundstage version of new york, a city being terrorised by the moon killer, who has claimed a victim on the night of the full moon for each of the past five months. I certainly agree, alias, and love doctor x, yet neither this film nor its wax museum followup led to a full blown horror cycle from warners, who were darn good at contemporary urban horror, as they showed subsequently with the walking dead and though many disagree on this return of dr. A vintage year for mad scientists saw doctor jekyll and mister hyde 1932, the island of lost souls 1932, the mask of fu manchu 1932 and doctor x 1932. Stumbling onto doctor x used to be like stumbling onto a 5 dollar bill in the.
Based on the play originally titled the terror new york, 9 feb 1931 by. At first i kind of thought tracy sucked but on repeat viewings. Good thing im not a doctor or everyone start calling me doctor x more then nightx. The killers synthetic flesh makeup is very effective when hes in full mode on the kill. Return of doctor x 1932 movie clip start the transfusion. Michael curtiz directed the film which starred lionel atwill, fay wray, and lee tracy. A serial killer who onlystrikes when the moon is full. Doctor x was the first of three curtiz films with lionel atwill. Doctor x was also the first of three films that costarred lionel atwill and fay wray.
As the film opens, the killer has just claimed his sixth victim. Doctor x 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Creepy classics spotlight movie last weekend doctor x 1932. It stars lionel atwill 18851946 as professor gerald xavier, a rich scientist who comes to realize one of the scientists at the research institute he heads, the academy of surgical. The return of doctor x is also not so easy to find. Each victim is strangled to death before a surgical scalpel slices the back of their head, and the killer eats part of their brain. Doctor x 1932 starring lionel atwill, fay wray, and lee tracy. Synopsis and discussion of the film doctor x, released in 1932 by warner bros.
The return of doctor x 1939 this is wonderfully entertaining film for all the wrong reasons. That makes it the second horror movie ive heard of that isnt a horrorcomedy but has a few comedic scenes in it, the other being them. The title of this movie reminded me of the dvd collection video where you said that one show you get a lot of recommendation for all the time. If wb ended up doing the full release of doctor x in. When suspicions fall on her fathers assistants, an elaborate trap is set with. It is considered by some to be of the old dark house genre of horror films, and takes place in 1932 new york city and long island, new york. Police soon begin to suspect that the murderer works at the lab of dr. Black and white prints were shipped to small towns and to foreign markets, while color prints were reserved for major cities. Doctor x is a 1932 american precode twocolor technicolor horrormystery film, produced. The sets are terrific and stylish as well in this much underrated classic. Mystery was again shot in early technicolor, another film to try to complete warner bros. Doctor x trailer directed by michael curtiz and starring lionel atwill, lee tracy. Both movies are definitely worth the time of any fan of classic horror but some may feel theyre more of. Doctor x movie 1932 lionel atwill, fay wray, lee tracy video.
Fay wray king kong headlines this mystery about a cannibalistic killer who strikes only when the moon is full. In subsequent showings at movie theatres, doctor x was usually presented in. Between 1932 and 1933 michael curtiz made two of the last movies shot in the 2tone technicolor process. Doctor x 1932 comedy, crime, horror movie film on dvd. It stars lionel atwill 18851946 as professor gerald xavier, a rich scientist who comes to realize one of the scientists at the research institute he heads is a cannibalistic serial killer. We also offer a range of movie collections at value prices in the special offers section of our shop, feel free to browse. Doctor x 1932 new york city reporter lee taylor lee tracy is doing a piece on a series of grisly, cannibalistic murders that have all been committed under a full moon. In doctor x she adds a spark to an already fun film as dr. All of the spoilers all of the details all of the time. One suspects more than meets the eye, as doctors rhodes dennis morgan and flegg john litel prepare to operate on joan rosemary lane, in the warner bros. Jerry xavier lionel atwill, a mysterious long island researcher who is doing an investigation of his own. I first saw the movie in about 1991 and the finale stayed with me for weeks. I figured the movie was called doctor x and the answer was right in the title, but i was wrong. A year from her iconic turn as ann darrow in king kong, wray exudes a calm, collected comfortablewithbeingthisdamnhot charm that is hard to ignore.
Every murder occurs under the full moon, and each victim shows marks that chunks of the victim may have been eaten. I add full movies, commercials, random stock footage, and much more, every few days. Ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. Doctor x 1932 film synopsis and discussion obscure. Based on the play originally titled the terror new york, 9 feb 1931. Miner, doctor x was originally filmed in twocolor technicolor. Xavier, where the doctor and his colleagues conduct a strange experiment. Every murder occurs under the full moon, and each victim shows marks that chunks of the victim may have been.
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