''The Crime Doctor's Diary'' is a 1949 American

mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

directed by

Seymour Friedman Seymour Friedman (August 17, 1917 – April 2, 2003) was an American film director. He later worked as a production manager in television. Friedman began his career as an assistant director, before enlisting for military service following America ...

and starring

Warner Baxter Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film ''In Old Arizona'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at ...

, Stephen Dunne and

Lois Maxwell Lois Ruth Maxwell (née Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon Productions, Eon-produced James Bond in film, ''James Bond'' films (1962–1 ...

. It is the last of the Crime Doctor series of films made by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...

Plot

The Crime Doctor faces his greatest challenge yet. The psychiatrist/sleuth (Warner Baxter) helps a parolee (Stephen Dunne) framed for arson, now up for murder.

Cast

as Dr. Robert Ordway * Stephen Dunne as Steve Carter *

as Jane Darrin *

Adele Jergens Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 – November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Early life Adele Louisa Jurgens (some sources say Jurgenson) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Career Jergens rose to prominence in the late 1930s when she was nam ...

as Inez Gray * Robert Armstrong as George 'Goldie' Harrigan *

Don Beddoe Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the ...

as Phillip Bellem *

Whit Bissell Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor. Early life Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-S ...

as Pete Bellem

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* * * 1949 films 1949 mystery films 1940s English-language films American mystery films Films directed by Seymour Friedman Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Edward Anhalt Crime Doctor (character) films 1940s American films English-language mystery films {{mystery-film-stub