Doctor X

Part of Wild, Weird, Wicked: Films from Before the Code!

Cannibals … Strange research experiments … A serial killer who only strikes when the moon is full … Horror seems drawn to the cliff-side laboratory of Doctor X. Fay Wray (King Kong) stars as the beautiful daughter of the mysterious scientist suspected by local police of either harboring the murderer–or of committing the grisly crimes himself.

Now, when an handsome, intrepid young reporter (Lee Tracy) sneaks onto the grounds of the laboratory in search of a scoop and the authorities probe deeper, the brilliant Dr. Xavier (Lionel Atwill) sets a trap for a killer with seemingly supernatural powers–using his own daughter as bait–in this classic thriller.

Directed by Academy Award winner Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, White Christmas). Based on the play by Howard W. Comstock and Allen C. Miller, and photographed in stunning ✨ two-color Technicolor ✨