Horror/Comedy in early Technicolor
The early 1930s was a bonanza time for Hollywood horror. Universal led the pack with its two 1931 blockbusters, “Dracula” and “Frankenstein.” That studio followed up with “The Mummy,” “The Invisible Man,” and a host of sequels. Seeing the box office potential of the genre, Warner Brothers stepped up with its own efforts, beginning with the eerie “Doctor X.”<br /><br />A madman has been terrorizing New York in a series of grisly murders that also involve cannibalism. The police trace a weapon to the medical academy run by Dr. Xavier (Lionel Atwill), who works with four other doctors conducting their research at the institute. The police want to launch a full-scale investigation but Xavier, dreading the negative publicity, convinces them to give him 48 hours to conduct his own investigation.<br /><br />Based on the comedy-mystery play “The Terror,” “Doctor X” magnifies the play’s horrific elements and turns a routine murderer into a monster. Warners decided to use the new two-color Technicolor system, lending the movie a creepy greenish look in most of its scenes. Set designer Anton Grot added to the sinister atmosphere by creating elaborate sets complete with electrical devices arranged in dark, cavernous surroundings.<br /><br />The film combines horror and mystery with comedy that was intended to balance the film’s more gruesome moments but mostly falls flat. The comic moments rely on fast-talking reporter Lee Taylor (Lee Tracy), whose fondness for a hand buzzer supplies a tired running gag that is corny and better suited to a junior high school class clown. Other bits of comic relief that die include a scene in which skeletons seem to take on a life of their own and an exploding cigar that kills a suspenseful moment. Every time Tracy is on screen, the forward thrust of the story is interrupted and dramatic momentum is lost. Hokey, childish “scare” scenes detract from suspense.<br /><br />Atwill, a stage-trained actor, is appropriately enigmatic as the mysterious doctor and we never know whether he’s the murderer or one of the other doctors is the culprit. Director Michael Curtiz has a habit of building suspense and then thwarting it with Tracy’s unfunny interludes. The film is notable in that  its grim subject matter breaks new ground. Not only is a murderer loose, but it’s a cannibalistic murderer.<br /><br />Fay Wray plays Dr. Xavier's daughter, Joanne, and is present mostly to look pretty and serve as an awkward love interest to the annoying Taylor. Later in the film, she becomes the requisite damsel in distress when the killer’s identity is revealed.<br /><br />Atwill and Wray would team up once again the following year with director Curtiz in “The Mystery of the Wax Museum,” a far better film with no distracting buffoonish comedy.<br /><br />“Doctor X” looks really weird in this early Technicolor process. Together with excellent lighting and use of deep shadows, it’s highly atmospheric. Atwill carries the film dramatically and fits the role of the “mad doctor” perfectly. He would play variations of this character in many horror movies to come, adding a palpable sense of authoritative villainy. Wray would make her most famous film, “King Kong,” the very next year.<br /><br />Bonus material on the newly restored Blu-ray release include the black-and-white version of the film, two commentaries, a featurette on the horror films of Michael Curtiz, a UCLA before/after restoration reel, and the movie’s theatrical trailer.<br /><br />“Doctor X” is a mad doctor horror film that could have been excellent if the lame comedy had been reduced or eliminated. It exists now more as a curiosity and a showcase for a long-gone color process.  Atwill is quite good and the supporting cast, with the exception of Tracy, effective. The build-up is far too lethargic and talky, with Curtiz relegating suspense to select scenes rather than sustaining it throughout. Though the subject matter is gruesome, the film keeps undermining itself by pulling back from the horror.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Is there a (mad) doctor in the house? "Yes!" shrieks Doctor X, filmed in rare two-strip Technicolor . An eminent scientist aims to solve a murder spree by re-creating the crimes in a lab filled with all the dials, gizmos, bubbling beakers and crackling electrostatic charges essential to the genre. Lionel Atwill is Doctor Xavier, pre-King Kong scream queen Fay Wray is a distressed damsel and Lee Tracy snaps newshound patter, all under the direction of renowned Michael Curtiz. Also includes the separately filmed B&W version, originally intended for small U.S. markets and International distribution, which has been unavailable for over 30 years..