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66% Critic Match
Dr. Socrates
“ARMED WITH A DOCTOR'S KIT, HE FACED 1000 KILLERS!”
6.6 / 10• 1935• 1h 10m•NR• English
Crime
Storyline
Dr. Socrates gives up his brilliant surgical career at a prominent hospital following the death of his betrothed under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.
Cast & Crew
Paul Muni
Lee
Lead
Ann Dvorak
Josephine
Barton MacLane
Red Bastian
Robert Barrat
Dr. Ginder
John Eldredge
Dr. Burton
Hobart Cavanaugh
Stevens
Helen Lowell
Ma Ganson
Mayo Methot
Muggsy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dr. Socrates is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
