Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1943-12-17
Duration:63 min
Director:Reginald Le Borg
Actors:Lon Chaney Jr., Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, David Bruce, Ramsay Ames
Production:Universal Pictures

Overview:

Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.

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