Calling Dr. Death

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Calling Dr. Death
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Poster for the film's release
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Produced by Ben Pivar
Written by Edward Dein
Starring Lon Chaney Jr.
Patricia Morison
Music by Paul Sawtell
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Editing by Norman A. Cerf
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) North America December 17, 1943
Europe April 11, 1944
Running time 63 min
Language English
Followed by Weird Woman (1944)
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Calling Dr. Death (1943) was the first of the Universal Pictures Inner Sanctum mystery films. It starred Lon Chaney Jr. and Patricia Morison and was directed by Reginald Le Borg.

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Dr. Mark Steele (Lon Chaney Jr.) has lost his memory of the past few days, when he has learned that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele is aware of his wife's infidelity and believes he could be the killer. He hires nurse Stella Madden (Patricia Morison) to help him recover his lost memories.