The Strange Case of Doctor Rx(1942)
FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return!
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
Movie: The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
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Private Detective Jerry Church
Dr. Fish
Kit Logan Church
Horatio B.Fitz Washington
Dudley Crispin
Eileen Crispin
Det. Sgt. Sweeney
John Crispin
Det. Capt. Bill Hurd
Ernie Paul
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Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
Release Date
1942-03-27
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FOLLOW HIM -- at Risk of Insanity! FIND HIM -- and You'll Never Return!
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