Calling Dr. Death Page #3

Synopsis: Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.
Director(s): Reginald Le Borg
Production: Universal
 
IMDB:
6.1
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Year:
1943
63 min
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wife, strange man,

the lodge...

If you want me for any further

questioning, you'll find me at my office.

Stella, who?

Who could have committed

such a terrible crime?

Her face!

If the motive was robbery,

why the acid?

No criminal would use...

No, only a person with a distorted

mind could have done such a thing.

The inspector said

something about jealousy.

Stella, I know

he thinks I did it.

But that's impossible.

I found this

near the body.

Why didn't you

give it to the police?

Oh, I don't know. I guess

I forgot in the excitement.

Wait a minute.

This might reveal something.

So that's where I'd been

Saturday and Sunday.

The debacle in the cabin.

I killed Maria.

Mark. Mark.

It's so clear now.

The shoelaces.

My lapse of memory.

Maria drove me to it.

My subconscious had rebelled.

Stella, I killed Maria.

Call the police.

You can't, Mark. You can't.

You can't condemn yourself

without a trial.

You've got to remember.

Think, Mark, think.

Where did you go when

you left the house Saturday?

I can't remember.

I can't remember.

Those two days

are a total blank.

I'll get it.

Hello? Yes.

You've...

Oh, but that's impossible.

What happened, Mark?

They found the man

who murdered Maria.

Yes, Inspector,

I'll be right down.

Goodbye.

I'm so happy.

It doesn't seem true.

They've captured the man.

To think that

I had almost condemned myself.

It's such a relief.

But the button,

how did it get there?

So that's the accused man.

Robert Duval, the architect.

Looks like the man I saw Maria

kiss that night in the car.

His features

are strong and clean.

He doesn't look at all

like a criminal.

It's hard to believe.

Dr. Steele,

you've got to believe me,

I didn't kill Maria.

I loved her.

Maria and I were very much in

love with each other, I thought.

There's nothing in the world

I wouldn't do for her.

Then, suddenly she began

to lie, to lead me on.

She said that she was going

to leave you.

I believed her.

And then, out at the cabin,

it turned out to be

another one of her lies.

She admitted

that she loved me,

but she refused to give up her

security, her position in society.

She was drunk.

We quarreled, and I left.

And that was the last

I saw of her.

After that, I drove all night.

The police didn't believe me.

I had no proof.

They won't give me a chance,

Dr. Steele.

You've got to help me.

I believe you.

Duval, as an individual,

I'm not interested in you.

But as a human being,

I feel it my duty to help you.

All right, Duval.

I agree with you, Doctor.

I don't think Duval is guilty,

either.

You know what I think?

What?

I think you killed your wife.

How could you do it?

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