The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Screenplay byJohn Wexley
John Huston
Based onThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(play)
by Barré Lyndon
Produced byGilbert Miller
Robert Lord
StarringEdward G. Robinson
Claire Trevor
Humphrey Bogart
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Edited byWarren Low
Music byMax Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • July 20, 1938 (1938-07-20) (NYC)
  • July 30, 1938 (1938-07-30) (US)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 American crime film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based on the 1936 play The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, the first play written by short-story writer Barré Lyndon, which ran for three months on Broadway with Cedric Hardwicke after playing in London.