The Man Called Back(1932)
Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
Movie: The Man Called Back
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dr. David Yorke
Diana St. Claire
Gordon St. Claire
Vivien Lawrence
Dr. Herbert Atkins
Lilaya
King's Counsel
Sir Henry, Defense Counsel
Rosie
Sam Corlis
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Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
Release Date
1932-07-16
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4.5
Rating:
2.3 startsTagline
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English
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