The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
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.
Directors: Bobby Connolly, Crane Wilbur.
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Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary |
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Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate |
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Eric Stanley as Bentley |
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John Ridgely as Jim Warren |
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Rosella Towne as Maida Day |
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Jean Benedict as Carol Lethany |
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Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Bahman |
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Cliff Clark as Inspector Foley |
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Harland Tucker as Dr. Arthur Lethany |
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Edward Raquello as Dr. Fred Harker |
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Vickie Lester as Nurse Taylor |
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Edward McWade as Frank Warren |
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Ralph Sanford as Detective Donahue |
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Frank Orth as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman |
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Greta Meyer as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper |
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Walter Young as Coroner |
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Glen Cavender as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited) |
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Loia Cheaney as Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited) |
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Mary Doyle as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dunn as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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John Harron as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
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George Hickman as Newsboy #2 (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited) |
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Carole Landis as Woman on Stairs (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited) |
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George Offerman, Jr. as Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited) |
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John J. Richardson as Cabbie (uncredited) |
| Directing | Bobby Connolly | Director |
| Directing | Crane Wilbur | Director |
