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Just Before Dawn

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When a diabetic man suddenly drops dead after Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) gives him his daily insulin injection, Ordway becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Two more people die in the same way, and Ordway soon realizes that someone has been switching his patients' insulin with poison with the intent of framing him for murder. Meanwhile, employees of the local mortuary have been mysteriously disappearing, and Ordway suspects the incidents may be connected.

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Bill T Fun and crazy Crime Doctor movie that has the good doctor trying to find out who killed a diabetic man by trading his insulin with poison! Wacky mystery commences, with the the good doctor going blind, a mortuary, disguises, and all sort of odd things. This series is certainly getting weirder and better as they go along (maybe owing to William Castle directing these few that he did direct) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William Castle

Director

Warner Baxter

Dr. Robert Ordway

Adele Roberts

Claire Foster

Charles D. Brown

Insp. Burns

Martin Kosleck

Karl Ganss

Mona Barrie

Harriet Travers
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Synopsis When a diabetic man suddenly drops dead after Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) gives him his daily insulin injection, Ordway becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Two more people die in the same way, and Ordway soon realizes that someone has been switching his patients' insulin with poison with the intent of framing him for murder. Meanwhile, employees of the local mortuary have been mysteriously disappearing, and Ordway suspects the incidents may be connected.
Director
William Castle
Producer
Rudolph C. Flothow
Screenwriter
Eric Taylor, Eric Taylor, Aubrey Wisberg
Production Co
Larry Darmour Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 5m