''The Crime Doctor's Gamble'' is a 1947 American

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directed by

William Castle William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attenti ...

and starring

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and

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.Erickson p.203 It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by

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Plot

While in

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, Doctor Robert Ordway assists the local police to investigate a murder.

Cast

as Dr. Robert Ordway *

as Mignon Duval Jardin *

as Henri Jardin * Steven Geray as Jules Daudet *

Marcel Journet Marcel Journet (25 July 1868 – 7 September 1933), was a French, bass, operatic singer. He enjoyed a prominent career in England, France and Italy, and appeared at the foremost American opera houses in New York City and Chicago. Biography ...

as Inspector Jacques Morrell *

Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli (30 August 1888 – 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. He was sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli. Early life Ciannelli ...

as Maurice Duval *

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as Anton Geroux *

Henri Letondal Henri Letondal (29 June 1901 – 15 February 1955) was a French-Canadian actor, critic, playwright and musician. He was born in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous c ...

as Louis Chabonet *

Jean Del Val Jean Del Val (born Jean Jacques Gauthier; 17 November 1891 – 13 March 1975) was a French-born actor, also credited as Jean Gauthier and Jean Gautier. Career He played roles during the Hollywood silent era, beginning with ''The Fortunes of Fif ...

as Theodore - Butler * Leonardo Scavino as Brevoir - Auctioneer *

Wheaton Chambers James Wheaton Chambers (October 13, 1887 – January 31, 1958) was an American actor during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He appeared in more than 200 films and television series during his career. Early years Chambers was born on October 13, 18 ...

as Brown *

Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career. Early years Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Parnell trained as a musician at Morningside ...

as O'Reilly * George Davis as Paul Romaine * Frank Arnold as Buyer * Paul Bradley as Lecture Guest * Peter Camlin as Wagon Driver * Jack Chefe as Jacques, Waiter * Marcel De la Brosse as Buyer * Bernard DeRoux as Coroner * Dolores Graham as Apache Dancer * Don Graham as Apache Dancer *

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as Jauvet * Max Linder as Lecture Guest * Alphonse Martell as Institute Superintendent * Nanette Vallon as Charwoman * Robert Verdaine as Detective *

Jacques Villon Jacques Villon (July 31, 1875 – June 9, 1963), also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and Abstract art, abstract painter and printmaker. Early life Born Émile Méry Frédéric Gaston Duchamp in Damville, Eure, Damville, Eure, ...

as Clerk

References

Bibliography

* Erickson, Hal. ''From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

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