''The Crime of Doctor Hallet'' is a 1938 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, directed by

S. Sylvan Simon S. Sylvan Simon (March 9, 1910 – May 17, 1951) was an American stage/film director and producer. He directed numerous Hollywood films in the late 1930s to 1940s, and was the producer of '' Born Yesterday'' (1950). Life and work Born in Chic ...

and starring Ralph Bellamy, Josephine Hutchinson,

William Gargan William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905February 17, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

Barbara Read Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career. Early life Born Barbara French Read on Decembe ...

John 'Dusty' King John 'Dusty' King (born Miller McLeod Everson, July 11, 1909 – November 11, 1987) was a singer and film actor renowned for his Westerns particularly the Range Busters series. Biography Everson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A graduate of ...

, and Charles Stevens. The film was released by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

on March 11, 1938.

Plot

Doctor Hallet is working in the jungle with his wife to find the cure to the red fever, when another doctor comes to be a guinea pig for them, since he doesn't believe in Doctor Hallet's work, the men ends up dying and Doctor Hallet takes his identity and tries to finish the dead man's job.

Cast

* Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Paul Hallet * Josephine Hutchinson as Dr. Mary Reynolds *

as Dr. Jack Murray *

as Claire Saunders *

as Dr. Philip Saunders (as John King) * Charles Stevens as Talamu *

Honorable Wu Honorable Wu (born Ho Chee Chung, and also known as Harry Haw) was an American vaudevillian and film actor who worked in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, he died in 1945 in Los Angeles. His sister Flo ...

as Molugi * Nella Walker as Mrs. Carpenter *Eleanor Hansen as Anna *

Constance Moore Constance Moore (January 18, 1920 or January 18, 1921Additional on April 23, 2017. – September 16, 2005) was an American singer and actress. Her most noted work was in wartime musicals such as ''Show Business'' and ''Atlantic City'' and the ...

as Susan *Brandon Beach as Party Guest (uncredited) *John Dawson as Photographer (uncredited) *Jack Egan as Party Guest (uncredited) *Allen Fox as Pilot (uncredited) *Ben Lewis as Reporter (uncredited) *

William Lundigan William Paul Lundigan (June 12, 1914 – December 20, 1975) was an American film actor. His more than 125 films include ''Dodge City'' (1939), ''The Fighting 69th'' (1940), ''The Sea Hawk'' (1940), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), ''Dishonored Lady'' ...

as Party Guest (uncredited) * Frances Robinson as Party Guest (uncredited) * Larry Steers as Party Guest (uncredited) *Marilyn Stuart as Party Guest (uncredited) *Bud Wolfe as Party Guest (uncredited)

References

External links

''The Crime of Dr. Hallet''
at the

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