Just Before Dawn (1946)
PRESCRIPTION FOR DEATH!
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injection of insulin taken from a bottle in the patient's pocket. The man dies and Ordway discovers that what he thought was insulin was really poison. Oops! Two other people are murdered before Ordway discovers who replaced the insulin with poison and what the motive was
- Date of release
- 1946-03-07
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Director
- William Castle
- Collection
- The Crime Doctor Collection
Casting
- Warner Baxter — Dr. Robert Ordway
- Adele Roberts — Claire Foster (as Adelle Roberts)
- Martin Kosleck — Karl Ganss
- Mona Barrie — Harriet Travers
- Marvin Miller — Casper
- Charles D. Brown — Insp. Burns
- Robert Barrat — Clyde Travers (as Robert H. Barrat)
- Charles Arnt — Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
- Egon Brecher — Dr. Evans (uncredited)
- Peggy Converse — Connie Day (uncredited)
- Jack Deery — Party Guest (uncredited)
- Byron Foulger — Harris, Makeup Man (uncredited)
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