A small-town doctor gets roped into helping a notorious bank robber.A small-town doctor gets roped into helping a notorious bank robber.A small-town doctor gets roped into helping a notorious bank robber.
Samuel S. Hinds
- Dr. McClintick
- (as Samuel Hinds)
Joe Downing
- Cinq Laval
- (as Joseph Downing)
Marie Astaire
- Moll
- (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby
- Effie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt one point Muni's character is seen buying a second hand book titled "The Life of Pasteur", the role he would play in his next film, which premiered a month after Dr. Socrates opened.
- GoofsThe shot of Red Bastian (Barton MacLane) wincing is the same at 0:46:47 when Dr. Lee Cardwell (Paul Muni) cleans his infected wound as at 1:03:59 when Dr. Cardwell give Bastian the shot of "dope". In the latter, Bastian is standing; but, in the cut shot he is sitting while a man with a striped tie stands behind him, the same as in the former.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bullet Scars (1942)
Featured review
the usual 1930s crime drama from warners
1930's stars Paul Muni and Ann Dvorak star in this small town drama from Warner Brothers. Doctor Cardwell (Muni) had lost his wife in a car accident, and because he felt responsible, it has affected his practice, and his state of mind. and when rough tough crime boss Red Bastian comes to him for help, Cardwell has some decisions to make. Mayo Metho is in here as Red's moll... she was Humphrey Bogart's wife for a time; didn't end well for her.. she died of alcoholism at 47. only made 28 films, acc to imdb. the awesome Grady Sutton is in here as (uncredited) grocery store clerk. Sutton made "Flying Trapeze" with WC Fields the same year, and would go on to make a bunch more with him. good career move! this one has the usual bank robbery, the getaways, and even a couple boy meets girl, boy chases girl stories. unfortunately, Doc wants to be the good guy, but keeps getting in deeper with the wrong sort of folks. no big surprises, but it's pretty good. Muni only made 30 films, and this was early on in his career.
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- ksf-2
- Jan 19, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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