Summaries

Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.

Dr. Gillespie is contacted by his old friend Emma Hope, headmistress of a prestigious girls school. She's concerned about Roy Todwell, the young man one of her girls, Marcia Bradburn, has been seeing. Todwell has shown serious bouts of violence over the most minor event and working with a colleague, Dr. Gerniede, Gillespie concludes that the young man is suffering from serious mental illness. He has little success in convincing Todwell's parents of the seriousness of it all - they prefer to take the opinion of their own physician who thinks psychiatry is just a lot of mumbo jumbo - and the young man's condition deteriorates. Todwell soon sets out for New York with only one goal in mind - to kill Dr. Gillespie.—garykmcd

Details

Keywords
  • young
  • police detective
  • new york
  • medical drama
  • based on literary character
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jul 31, 1942
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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