Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)

Another entry in the Crime Doctor series, in this one he delves into the wacky world of artists.

A young artist (Coulter Irwin), part of the local arts scene and who is prone to black outs, is accused of killing one of his models though has no knowledge of the crime. 

Dr Ordway (Warner Baxter) does not believe the young man has done the crime and begins to delve intoit, unravelling a case where two models who appeared on a painting have been killed. Ordway must find the identity of the third, who may be the next target...

A fine entry in the Crime Doctor series, how the arts scene is portrayed is suitably and hilariously stereotypically odd. The Crime Doctor style is more relaxed than the usual B-movie crime series so expect slower moving action and less wisecracks but Baxter is great on screen.