The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
$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!
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 Patric Knowles As: Lance O'Leary
Ann Sheridan Ann Sheridan As: Sara Keate
Eric Stanley Eric Stanley As: Bentley
John Ridgely John Ridgely As: Jim Warren
Rosella Towne Rosella Towne As: Maida Day
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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.


Tagline: $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!
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 08 January 1938

Country: US

Runtime: 57m

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Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Lance O'Leary

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Sara Keate

Eric Stanley

Eric Stanley

Bentley

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Jim Warren

Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne

Maida Day

Jean Benedict

Jean Benedict

Carol Lethany

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Bahman

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Inspector Foley

Harland Tucker

Harland Tucker

Dr. Arthur Lethany

Edward Raquello

Edward Raquello

Dr. Fred Harker

Vickie Lester

Vickie Lester

Nurse Taylor

Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Frank Warren

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Detective Donahue

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Joe Higgins - Night Watchman

Greta Meyer

Greta Meyer

Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper

Walter Young

Walter Young

Coroner

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)

Loia Cheaney

Loia Cheaney

Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)

Mary Doyle

Mary Doyle

Nurse (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

John Harron

John Harron

Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

George Hickman

George Hickman

Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)

Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Woman on Stairs (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson

Cabbie (uncredited)

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