The only movie were Crosby plays a cold blooded killer.
The original Broadway production of "Dr. Cook's Garden" opened at the Belasco Theater on Sept. 25, 1967 and ran for 8 performances closing on Spet. 30, 1967 starring Burl Ives as Dr. Cook, and Keir Dullea as young Dr. Tennyson.
When the play was first launched on Broadway in 1965, there was a huge interest from the major studios with Warner Brothers winning the rights with James Stewart planned to star. However its huge failure on Broadway led to the movie being cancelled.
In a great many of his films, Bing Crosby played lighthearted comedy and musical roles as a singer or songwriter, however he demonstrated a talent as a fine dramatic actor and provide the screen with several highly acclaimed dramatic performances including this one.