Doctor X (play)

{{italics}} '''''Doctor X''''' is a play in three acts by Howard Warren Comstock and Allen C. Miller. It was written in 1928 under the title of ''Terror'' but retitled ''Doctor X'' when it finally reached the stage in 1931.<ref name="Book"/> It premiered on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on February 9, 1931.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-barrets-of-wimpole-st-an/195650073/|title=''Barrets of Wimpole St.'' and ''Dr. X'' New Plays|first=Burns|last= Mantle|work=New York Daily News|date= February 10, 1931| page= 120}}</ref> It ran there for 80 performances; closing on April 18, 1931.<ref name="Book">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Golden_Horrors/XxSBCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Doctor+X%22+%2280+performances%22&pg=PA98&printsec=frontcover|title=Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931-1939|first=Bryan|last= Senn|year=2015|isbn=9781476610894|publisher=McFarland & Company}}</ref> It was directed by Josephine Victor and produced by William Brandt and Harry Brandt. The cast was led by Howard Lang in the title role. Some of the other cast members included J. W. Austin as Leyden Duke, Eden Gray as Mavis, Boris Marshalov as Prof. Haines, May Vokes as Jessie, Barry Macollum as Ben, George Blackwood as Neil Merlin, and Florence Shirley as Eleanor Stevens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-times-doctor-x-a/195649857/|title=''Doctor X'', a Play of Many Thrills, At the Hudson|author=N.T.B.|work=The Brooklyn Daily Times|date= February 10, 1931| page= 65}}</ref> The play was the basis for the 1932 film ''Doctor X''.<ref name="Book"/> ==References== {{reflist}}

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Category:1931 plays Category:Broadway plays