Dr. Renault's Secret

Dr. Renault's Secret
Directed byHarry Lachman
Screenplay byWilliam Bruckner
Robert F. Metzler
Based onBalaoo
by Gaston Leroux
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringJ. Carrol Naish
Shepperd Strudwick
Lynne Roberts
George Zucco
CinematographyVirgil E. Miller
Edited byFred Allen
Music byEmil Newman
David Raksin
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 19, 1942 (1942-10-19) (U.S.)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dr. Renault's Secret is a 1942 American horror mystery film. The story was written by William Bruckner and Robert Metzler. It is loosely based on the 1911 novel Balaoo by Gaston Leroux. The production was directed by Harry Lachman and is a B movie with both mad scientist and monster themes.