The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

"... a thunderbolt of thrills and intrigue!"

Jul 30 1938 Approved 1h 27m
Crime, Drama

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.

Plot

Dr. Clitterhouse is fascinated with the working of the criminal mind. His interest is so deep that he finds the best way to observe criminals in action is to become one himself. Whilst robbing a safe at an exclusive party he stumbles across an organized gang trying to do the same thing. He teams up with the gang to observe them in action but one of the members, Rocks Valentine would like nothing better than to see Clitterhouse out of the way.

Written by

John Wexley, John Huston, Barré Lyndon

Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,129
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
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Popularity
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