Preceded by Short: Dancing on the Moon, a Max Fleischer Color Classic in two-color Technicolor. (1935, 7 mins, 35mm, Nitrate Print from UCLA Film Archives with permission of Republic Pictures Corp.) A real treat for horror-film fans and color enthusiasts alike is this reconstructed Technicolor version of Doctor X, a film which has been shown only in black-and-white prints since its initial Technicolor run in 1932. "A sixth full-moon strangulation murder in its vicinity puts Doctor Xavier's Academy of Surgical Research under suspicion. With only 48 hours until the coppers close down the place, Doctor Xavier (Lionel Atwill) takes his lovely daughter Joanna (Fay Wray) and his somewhat odd staff (including at least one student of cannibalism) to his out-of-town retreat in order to get to the bottom of this ghastly business. Reporter Lee Taylor (Lee Tracy), catching wind of the good doctor's plan to unmask the murderer by re-enacting a murder, accompanies them, providing comic relief and love interest. Director Michael Curtiz' moody signature is apparent in the expressionistic lighting and arresting camera set-ups which underscore the menace and suspense. For maximum effect, Curtiz shot Doctor X late at night when all the other units had left the studio and, to doubly insure the proper atmosphere, told ghost stories to the cast just before the cameras started rolling. Doctor X is the stuff of pulp magazines: thrills, chills, murder, mayhem and romance all set in Manhattan and Long Island gothic." Sally Syberg