Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

LeonLouisRicci Fans of Bogey like to Scoff at this "Miscasting" and Bogart would Demean and Destroy this Movie at the Drop of a Hat, but...Bogart shows Range and Style and is as Creepy as They Come.Playing a Resurrected Mad Scientist with a Blood Craving Disease He manages to Steal the Movie. Not that Hard considering it is not really a Return or Sequel, the Dated Comedy elements Threaten to Sink the Thing from the start, and this Short LIttle B-Picture was not really Warner Brothers Forte.It's a genuine Horror Film nonetheless with enough Lurid and Scary elements to Sustain the Shortcomings. Although Bogart makes it His Film, some others also Impress. John Litel as the Serious Scientist trying to Find a Cure for Diseased Blood and Lya Lys as an Actress falling Victim to the Madness shines in few Brief Scenes.Can be Appreciated Out of Context for Humphrey Bogart's Iconic Career and the Comedy inclusions Ignored, This is a Pretty Good Entry in Thirties Horror.

snicewanger This film is without a doubt the most frightening vampire movie that Humphrey Bogart ever made. Bogie is much more of a gangster then a vampire mad scientist in this opus. Supposedly given to Bogart because he had complained about the choice of roles he was being given, he plays it as though he were being punished. Intended for Karloff as a follow up to "The Walking Dead" Dr X was put in production with Vincent Sherman directing. It was Sherman's first directorial effort. Wayne Morris leads a cast of dependable Warner's regular's such as John Litel and Dennis Morgan. Beautiful Lya Lys has a memorable role as one of the vampire's victims, and Rosemary Lane is the film's scream queen.It's obvious that Dr X went through some heavy editing and retakes. Several actors credited don't appear in the final cut . Several have character name changes and there are scenes in the trailer that don't appear in the film.1939 was a golden year for Hollywood but certainly not for Bogart. Swing Your Lady ,Men are Such Fools ,The Oklahoma Kid and Return of Doctor X are the four least favorite films of Bogart and they were made in that 1938-39 periodReturn of Doctor X is not a horrible film but it's not a horror film either.It's a curio that Bogart fans should see at least one time.

AaronCapenBanner Vincent Sherman directed this in-name-only sequel to "Doctor X", then played by Lionel Atwill, now played by...well, let's just say there are two doctors here. The first, played by John Litel, is researching a synthetic blood that could potentially save lives, the other is his assistant, played by Humphry Bogart(who notoriously hated this film!) who is creepy, with white-streaked hair and pale face. Newspaper reporter Walter Burnett(played by Wayne Morris) is investigating a series of murders where the victims were drained of blood...Could either of the doctors be responsible, or could it be someone/something else? Ridiculous and pointless film is worthy of the disdain shown to it by Bogart, though he is still easily the best thing about it!

bkoganbing Humphrey Bogart is credited with seven films in 1939, Warner Brothers kept him pretty busy back in the day before he attained A list stardom. The films vary in quality from a superb supporting performance in Dark Victory, to a gangster classic like The Roaring Twenties, right down to Bogey's one excursion into science fiction of sorts.As Bogey put it he was in a part better cast by Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff. With that pasty make up and streak of white in his hair to signify his lack of hemoglobin, Bogey never looked more ridiculous on screen. He'd have to wait until the following year to sound his most ridiculous as a Mexican bandit in Virginia City.The heroes of this piece are reporter Wayne Morris and doctor Dennis Morgan. Morris goes for an interview with stage star Lya Lys and finds her quite dead. Now this lunkhead decides not to call the police, but instead to scoop the other papers and calls his boss to get out an extra. When the police in the form of Charles Wilson arrive, no Lya Lys dead or alive is to be found. Of course Morris gets fired, especially after Lys shows up threatening lawsuit.Puzzled Morris brings in a consult his good friend Dr. Morgan and this leads them to John Litel, another doctor working on some ghoulish experiments. He's brought back to life another doctor played by Humphrey Bogart who was also doing some experiments along the same lines.Litel's created some synthetic blood, but it just ain't as good as the real item and Bogey's on a never ending quest for folks with compatible blood like Lys and nurse Rosemary Lane who Morgan's been seeing. If you're thinking this plot sounds ridiculous it's just as ridiculous seeing it on the screen big or small. The film certainly did need a classic horror actor like Lugosi or Karloff to give it some life, them not their blood. Was Jack Warner thinking that maybe if successful this would broaden Bogey's casting range? Who knows because Humphrey Bogart hated this one almost as much as the film he considered his worst, Swing Your Lady.The Return Of Doctor X has to be seen, especially by fans of Humphrey Bogart, to see just how bad some of his films were before High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon.