Dr. Socrates1935
Dr. Socrates (1935)
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Paul Muni is a prominent physician who is kidnapped by gangsters and forced to tend the needs of head crook Barton MacLaine. MacLaine takes a liking to the intellectual doctor and allows him to go home after his job is done. Muni finds himself the reluctant "staff physician" for the gangster, thus is periodically spirited away from his practice to look after the criminal. He has given his word not to "rat" on the crooks, but he can't sit idly by while the gangsters loot the city. Muni foils the crooks by injecting them with a drug which induces temporary blindness. Dr. Socrates was remade in 1939 as King of the Underworld, with Humphrey Bogart as the gangster boss and actress Kay Francis in Paul Muni's role (with surprisingly few dialogue alterations to accommodate the gender switch!)
Cast
Paul Muni
as Lee
as Lee
Barton MacLane
as Red Bastian
as Red Bastian
Ann Dvorak
as Josephine
as Josephine
Robert H. Barrat
as Dr. Ginder
as Dr. Ginder
Raymond Brown
as Ben Suggs
as Ben Suggs
Ralph M. Remley
as Bill Payne
as Bill Payne
Hal K. Dawson
as Mel Towne
as Mel Towne
Grace Stafford
as Caroline Suggs
as Caroline Suggs
Mayo Methot
as Muggsy
as Muggsy
Henry O'Neill
as Greer
as Greer
Marc Lawrence
as Lefty
as Lefty
Helen Lowell
as Ma Ganson
as Ma Ganson
John Eldredge
as Dr. Burton
as Dr. Burton
Samuel S. Hinds
as Dr. McClintock
as Dr. McClintock
Olin Howland
as Catlett
as Catlett
Joseph Downing
as Cinq Laval
as Cinq Laval
June Travis
as Dublin
as Dublin
Bill Elliott
as Tom Collins
as Tom Collins
Sam Wren
as Chuck
as Chuck
John Kelly
as Al
as Al
Ivan Miller
as Ed Doolittle
as Ed Doolittle
Otis Harlan
as Fisher
as Fisher
Carl Stockdale
as Abner Cluett
as Abner Cluett
William Wayne
as Dave
as Dave
Maidel Turner
as Woman
as Woman
Vangie Beilby
as Woman
as Woman
Grady Sutton
as Grocery Clerk
as Grocery Clerk
James Donlan
as Salesman
as Salesman
Ralph Lewis
as Proprietor
as Proprietor
Emerson Treacy
as Young Man
as Young Man
June Martel
as Young Woman
as Young Woman
Jerry Madden
as Boy
as Boy
Lucille Ward
as Stout Woman
as Stout Woman
Alfred P. James
as Farmer
as Farmer
Dick Elliott
as Photographer
as Photographer
Harry Harvey
as Photographer
as Photographer
Jack Gardner
as Photographer
as Photographer
Gene Morgan
as Photographer
as Photographer
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Sentry
as Sentry
Jack Norton
as Drunk
as Drunk
Al K. Hall
as Drunk
as Drunk
Huey White
as Drunk
as Drunk
Al Hill
as Gangster
as Gangster
Bob Perry
as Gangster
as Gangster
Jimmie Dundee
as Gangster
as Gangster
Frank McGlynn Jr.
as Gangster
as Gangster
Larry McGrath
as Gangster
as Gangster
Marie Astaire
as Moll
as Moll
Billy Wayne
as Dave
as Dave
Lucille Collins
as Moll
as Moll
Milton Kibbee
as Bank Teller
as Bank Teller
Harry White
as Drunk
as Drunk
Charles Sullivan
as Henchman
as Henchman
Tom Wilson
as Citizen
as Citizen
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Floyd Stevens
as Floyd Stevens
Adrian Morris
as Beanie
as Beanie
Leo White
as Tailor
as Tailor
Edward McWade
as Fisher
as Fisher
William Burress
as Harris
as Harris
Frank Darien
as Sam
as Sam
Critic Reviews for Dr. Socrates
All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)
Adequately played, of course, by Paul Muni, but this is not much of an assignment for him.
April 21, 2020 | Full Review…
The picture is rather awkwardly directed, with long explanations taking the place of action over the initial stretches.
October 8, 2019 | Full Review…
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