Summaries

A naive young doctor, in a misguided effort to impress a young woman, finds himself in over his head when a gangster client demands plastic surgery to achieve the perfect disguise.

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics. In an effort to make some quick money and marry Diana, Blake becomes a retainer for gangster Joe Grant while the upright (and uptight) Sawyer becomes a medical examiner in the district attorney's office. Grant is involved in a murder and forces Blake to remove an identifying scar, thereby proving that all gangsters should keep a doctor on retainment. But Blake has a change of heart and shows up at Grant's trial, spills the beans and Grant is convicted. Consequently, Blake loses his license, Diana and then his life, proving that the "do-tell' doctor should have heeded the film title.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • blackmail
  • gangster
  • lie
  • trial
  • attempt to murder
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Sep 21, 1941
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Republic Pictures (I)

Box office

Budget $82104

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 5m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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