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.
- Released
- 1938-01-08
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bobby Connolly, Crane Wilbur
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary
- Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate
- Eric Stanley as Bentley
- John Ridgely as Jim Warren
- Rosella Towne as Maida Day
- Jean Benedict as Carol Lethany
- Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Bahman
- Cliff Clark as Inspector Foley
- Harland Tucker as Dr. Arthur Lethany
- Edward Raquello as Dr. Fred Harker
- Vickie Lester as Nurse Taylor
- Edward McWade as Frank Warren
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