The Patient in Room 18
$100,000 worth of radium vanishes...three men are mysteriously killed...a corpse comes back from the dead...and it's only the beginning folks, only the beginning!
1938 · 57 min · ★ 5.1 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
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.
Directed by Crane Wilbur
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Patric Knowles Lance O'Leary -
Ann Sheridan Sara Keate - E Eric Stanley Bentley
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John Ridgely Jim Warren -
Rosella Towne Maida Day - J Jean Benedict Carol Lethany
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Charles Trowbridge Dr. Bahman -
Cliff Clark Inspector Foley -
Harland Tucker Dr. Arthur Lethany -
Edward Raquello Dr. Fred Harker -
Vickie Lester Nurse Taylor -
Edward McWade Frank Warren
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