The Mad Doctor (1941)
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Directors
Tim Whelan
Cast
Barbara Jo Allen, Basil Rathbone, Douglas Kennedy, Ellen Drew, James Seay, John Howard, Ralph Morgan
The story
A sophisticated but murderous physician (Basil Rathbone) woos, weds, and murders several of his wealthy female patients for their fortunes. The women appear to have died prematurely, with their above-suspicion doctor-husband diagnosing their deaths as the imminent result of disease. The doctor's loyal male assistant (Martin Kosleck) tampers with the victims buried bodies in order to hide the incriminating evidence.
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