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.
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Cast
- Patric Knowles — Lance O'Leary
- Ann Sheridan — Sara Keate
- Eric Stanley — Bentley
- John Ridgely — Jim Warren
- Rosella Towne — Maida Day
- Jean Benedict — Carol Lethany
- 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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