The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Directed byFrank McDonald
Screenplay byPeter Milne
Sy Bartlett
Based onFrom This Dark Stairway
1931 novel
by Mignon G. Eberhart
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringRicardo Cortez
Kay Linaker
John Eldredge
Mary Astor
Joseph Crehan
Frank Reicher
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Edited byWilliam Clemens
Music byBernhard Kaun
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 11, 1936 (1936-01-11)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Peter Milne and Sy Bartlett. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Kay Linaker, John Eldredge, Mary Astor, Joseph Crehan and Frank Reicher.[1][2] The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 11, 1936.[3] A story by Mignon G. Eberhart was the basis for the film. [4]

Plot

The head of a drug company mysteriously disappeared after taking credit for a new anesthetic that actually resulted from the work of several doctors, and "the doctor who was to have operated on him is found mysteriously murdered by a surgical instrument."[4]

Cast

References

  1. "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. Nugent, Frank S. (1936-01-21). "Movie Review - The Murder of Dr Harrigan - A Far-Fetched Mystery Film Is First National's 'Murder of Dr. Harrigan,' at the Globe". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  3. "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan". Afi.com. 1935-12-30. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. 1 2 "Mystery Film Will Head New Capitol Bill". Pennsylvania, Shamokin. Shamokin News-Dispatch. February 12, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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