Movie
The Patient in Room 18
Released: January 8, 1938 (1938)
Runtime: 57 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Eric Stanley as Bentley
Age at release: 57
- Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Bahman
Age at release: 55
- Cliff Clark as Inspector Foley
Age at release: 48
- Harland Tucker as Dr. Arthur Lethany
Age at release: 44
- Edward Raquello as Dr. Fred Harker
Age at release: 37
- John Ridgely as Jim Warren
Age at release: 28
- Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary
Age at release: 26
- Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate
Age at release: 22
- Rosella Towne as Maida Day
Age at release: 19
- Jean Benedict as Carol Lethany
Age at release: Unknown
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- Edward McWade as Frank Warren
Age at release: 72
- Frank Orth as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Age at release: 57
- Greta Meyer as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
Age at release: 54
- Glen Cavender as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
- Stuart Holmes as Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
- John J. Richardson as Cabbie (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Jack Mower as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Ralph Sanford as Detective Donahue
Age at release: 38
- Ralph Dunn as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Loia Cheaney as Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
- John Harron as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
- Vickie Lester as Nurse Taylor
Age at release: 22
- George Offerman, Jr. as Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
Age at release: 20
- Carole Landis as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
Age at release: 19
- Walter Young as Coroner
Age at release: Unknown
- Mary Doyle as Nurse (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- George Hickman as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown