The Curious Adventure of Doctor Works

The Curious Adventure of Doctor Works

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1921-12-02
Duration:44 min
Country:France
Director:Robert Saidreau
Actors:Jean Hervé, Marthe Ferrare, Maria Rousslana-Doubassoff, Yves Martel, Luce Fabiole
Production:
Keywords:grand guignol

Overview:

A professor lecturing his class tells the strange story of a doctor's dead wife who sends her spirit to haunt and torment him and wreck his second marriage.

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