Lionel Atwill,
Lee Tracy,
Fay Wray,
Preston S. Foster,
Arthur Edmund Carewe
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Fay Wray screams when she first lays eyes on Lionel Atwill in Doctor X, but don't let that fool you. Atwill plays Fay's father this time around, and he may very well not be the diabolical "Moon Murder... read more
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Flixster Reviews (47)
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September 6, 2010This movie combines mad scientists and mystery movies, which makes for a very interesting movie.
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October 29, 2010Creepy, but the problem is it has too many annoying characters. I thought the movie does get a bit creepy in atmosphere but the comic relief is annoying and the characters are a bit bland. But it's not particularialy a bad movie. I gave it a shot and thought it was pretty good.
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September 15, 2009Amazing, considering it was made in 1932. The special effects are great, and the color production, so unusual for the time is awesome. The story is a bit hokey, and the acting is a little over the top, but it is fascinating to watch and a real piece of cinematic history.
Critic Reviews
November 22, 2006
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
November 1, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Disappoints as it plays like your average Charlie Chan crime thriller with some rather lame comic relief, a hardly puzzling mystery story and mostly stilted acting. Full Review
October 5, 2006
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...it is the film's dark, shadowy look, an obvious carryover from the German Expressionism of the previous decade, that contributes most to its effectiveness. Full Review
October 6, 2004
Matt Bailey, Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Not the most frightening or memorable horror film to come out of the 1930s, but inventive in its early and idiosyncratic use of color and in its remarkable set design. Full Review
December 29, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Over-the-top in its own right, and it's all wrapped in German Expressionist sets and shadows enhanced by the otherworldly look of early two-color Technicolor. Full Review
September 1, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
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July 6, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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