Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 31, 2019

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on November 15, 2014

This week on The Bogart Film Affair podcast, we dive into one of my greatest finds while doing the blog – 1939′s The Return of Doctor X! It’s Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Dennis Morgan, John Litel, and, of course, Humphrey Bogart as an undead mad scientist, under the direction of   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 7, 2014

Before The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942) made him a certified leading man, Humphrey Bogart often played heavies, but The Return of Doctor X (1939) takes him into even stranger territory as a villain who also happens to be one of the undead. This otherwise routine horror programmer dire   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 7, 2014

Before The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942) made him a certified leading man, Humphrey Bogart often played heavies, but The Return of Doctor X (1939) takes him into even stranger territory as a villain who also happens to be one of the undead. This otherwise routine horror programmer dire   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 7, 2014

Before The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942) made him a certified leading man, Humphrey Bogart often played heavies, but The Return of Doctor X (1939) takes him into even stranger territory as a villain who also happens to be one of the undead. This otherwise routine horror programmer dire   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on September 22, 2013

Introduction Firstly, I’m glad to be contributing to Comet Over Hollywood and Lindsay’s Movie Musings blogathon. Secondly, I have to say that there are two very distinctive reasons why I chose these films for analysis: one, I am currently ensconced in my 61 Days of Halloween theme so any   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on July 24, 2013

This is wonderfully entertaining film for all the wrong reasons. Here is what we are in for: Humphrey Bogart plays a zombie doctor who must steal the blood of the living so that he (and his white rabbit!) can survive. Also, he has wire spectacles and a skunk stripe in...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on June 4, 2013

My Rating —A Campy Blast— Bogie Film Fix:   (Un-ratable – an honorary 3 Undead Doctors!) Director:  Vincent Sherman The Lowdown When reporter Walter Garrett (Wayne Morris) stumbles across the body of a murdered actress and calls the police, he soon finds himself in hot water after   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on December 23, 2011

(1939) Directed by Vincent Sherman; Written by Lee Katz; Story by William J. Makin; Starring: Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart; Available on DVD Rating: *** The Return of Doctor X has been maligned over the years as an oddity, mainly notable because it was Humphrey Bogart’s only   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on December 23, 2011

(1939) Directed by Vincent Sherman; Written by Lee Katz; Story by William J. Makin; Starring: Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart; Available on DVD Rating: *** The Return of Doctor X has been maligned over the years as an oddity, mainly notable because it was Humphrey Bogart’s only   read more