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When Dr. Benson's experiments in suspended animation result in a man's death, he is forced to flee San Francisco with the police in hot pursuit. He boards a luxury liner to Australia but a shipwreck lands him and a handful of survivors on a remote tropical island. The island natives are NOT very welcoming until Dr. Benson demonstrates his godlike powers by reviving the comatose wife of the island chief. Now worshipped as a deity, the doctor's ego rages out of control as he begins to focus on his master plan: "Just as the natives worship me, so will the whole world." An ideal showcase for horror star Lionel Atwill, The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) is also notable as an early effort by cult director Joseph H. Lewis (The Big Combo, 1955).
Original Release
02/27/1942
US Release
02/27/1942
Cast
Name | Character |
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Una Merkel | Aunt Margaret Wentworth |
Lionel Atwill | Dr. Ralph Benson / Graham / Dr. Ralph Benson, posing as Graham |
Nat Pendleton | Red Hogan |
Claire Dodd | Patricia Wentworth |
Anne Nagel | Mrs. William Saunders |
Hardie Albright | William Saunders |
Richard Davies | Jim |
John Eldredge | Dwight, Ship's Officer |
Mala | Barab |
Noble Johnson | Native Chief Elan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Una Merkel | Aunt Margaret Wentworth |
Lionel Atwill | Dr. Ralph Benson / Graham / Dr. Ralph Benson, posing as Graham |
Nat Pendleton | Red Hogan |
Claire Dodd | Patricia Wentworth |
Anne Nagel | Mrs. William Saunders |
Hardie Albright | William Saunders |
Richard Davies | Jim |
John Eldredge | Dwight, Ship's Officer |
Mala | Barab |
Noble Johnson | Native Chief Elan |
Rosina Galli | Tanao- Chief's Wife / Tanaa, Chief's Wife |
Al Kikume | Kalo |
Milton Kibbee | Hadley |
Byron Shores | Crandall / Crandall, murdered detective |
Tani Marsh | Tahitian Dancer |
Billy Bunkley | Tahitian Dancer |
Wade Boteler | Crewman |
Al Bridge | Ship's Officer on Bridge |
Boyd Davis | Ship's Officer |
Lester Dorr | Crewman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Malvern | Producer |