The Crime of Doctor Hallet is a 1938 American drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Ralph Bellamy, Josephine Hutchinson, William Gargan, Barbara Read, John 'Dusty' King, and Charles Stevens. The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 11, 1938.[2][3][4]
| The Crime of Doctor Hallet | |
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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Screenplay by | Lester Cole Brown Holmes |
| Story by | Lester Cole Carl Dreher |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Starring | Ralph Bellamy Josephine Hutchinson William Gargan Barbara Read John 'Dusty' King Charles Stevens |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130,000[1] |
Plot
editDoctor Hallet is working in the jungle with his wife to find the cure to the red fever, when another doctor comes to be a guinea pig for them, since he doesn't believe in Doctor Hallet's work, the men ends up dying and Doctor Hallet takes his identity and tries to finish the dead man's job.
Cast
edit- Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Paul Hallet
- Josephine Hutchinson as Dr. Mary Reynolds
- William Gargan as Dr. Jack Murray
- Barbara Read as Claire Saunders
- John 'Dusty' King as Dr. Philip Saunders (as John King)
- Charles Stevens as Talamu
- Honorable Wu as Molugi
- Nella Walker as Mrs. Carpenter
- Eleanor Hansen as Anna
- Constance Moore as Susan
- Brandon Beach as Party Guest (uncredited)
- John Dawson as Photographer (uncredited)
- Jack Egan as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Allen Fox as Pilot (uncredited)
- Ben Lewis as Reporter (uncredited)
- William Lundigan as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Frances Robinson as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Larry Steers as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Marilyn Stuart as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Bud Wolfe as Party Guest (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN 9780813158891.
- ^ "The Crime of Doctor Hallet". afi.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "The Crime of Dr. Hallet". AllMovie. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "The Crime of Doctor Hallet". TCM. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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