Joan Vance — The Return of Doctor X Character Profile

About Joan Vance

A nurse and Dr. Rhodes' sweetheart who carries the rare Type One blood. She becomes the primary target of Quesne/Xavier but is successfully rescued at the end of the film.

Joan Vance — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Rosemary Lane

Appears in

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Joan Vance — Conflict Hunter — Dr. Maurice Xavier (Humphrey Bogart)

  Xavier actively pursues Vance to secure the blood he needs to survive.

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More characters from The Return of Doctor X

• Dr. Maurice Xavier (Humphrey Bogart)
• Walter Wichita Garrett (Wayne Morris)
• Dr. Rhodes (Dennis Morgan)
• Undertaker (Olin Howland)
• Dr. Flegg (John Litel)
• Nurse (uncredited) (Loia Cheaney)
• Editor (Joseph Crehan)
• Interne (Glenn Langan)
• Hotel Manager (Creighton Hale)
• Detective Sergeant Moran (Cliff Saum)
• Hospital Attendant (uncredited) (Eddie Graham)
• Reporter (uncredited) (Nat Carr)