The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
Release: 1938-01-08
·Runtime: 57m
·★ 4.5
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Patric Knowles
as Lance O'Leary
John Ridgely
as Jim Warren
Ralph Dunn
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Carole Landis
as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
as Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Frank Orth
as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Ann Sheridan
as Sara Keate
Harland Tucker
as Dr. Arthur Lethany
Edward Raquello
as Dr. Fred Harker
John Harron
as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
as Inspector Foley
Ralph Sanford
as Detective Donahue
Glen Cavender
as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
as Maida Day
Charles Trowbridge
as Dr. Bahman
Vickie Lester
as Nurse Taylor
Edward McWade
as Frank Warren
Greta Meyer
as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
