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Warner Baxter as The Crime Doctor: A Crime Doctor Episode Guide

May 24, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Warner Baxter in the first Crime Doctor

A guide to the individual entries to Columbia’s Crime Doctor mystery series of the 1940′s. Each of the ten films star Warner Baxter. Packed with details yet spoiler free.

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Crime Doctor (1943) Starring Warner Baxter with Dr. Ordway’s Origins

May 16, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Warner Baxter in Crime Doctor

The origins of the Crime Doctor are revealed in this first of ten movies starring Warner Baxter as Dr. Robert Ordway. Origins of the series from radio and possibly a previous Columbia release are also explained in this look at Columbia’s Crime Doctor (1943)

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Cass Timberlane (1947) starring Spencer Tracy and Lana Turner

May 9, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

MGM’s Cass Timberlane (1947) stars Spencer Tracy in the title role, features an excellent performance by Lana Turner. After a promising first hour a couple of key plot points are rushed and the quality suffers in the second half of the film.

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