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The Patient in Room 18

5.1

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Genres:

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Release date: 1938-01-08
  • Budget: $0
  • Revenue: $0
Plot:
Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warner Bros.' The Patient in Room 18. Patric Knowles delivers a delightfully comic performance as Lance, an outwardly normal young man obsessed with detective stories. When his obsession threatens to lapse over into lunacy, Lance is sent to the hospital for a nice long rest. It isn't long before he gets mixed up in a genuine murder mystery, using his second-hand knowhow to solve the case. Up-and-coming Ann Sheridan is quite amusing as Lance's nurse and confidante, while the murderer is played by a fellow who is usually cast as the murder victim.

Cast:

ActorCharacter
Lance O'Leary
Sara Keate
Bentley
Jim Warren
Maida Day
Carol Lethany
Dr. Bahman
Inspector Foley
Dr. Arthur Lethany
Dr. Fred Harker
Nurse Taylor
Frank Warren
Detective Donahue
Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
Coroner
Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
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