The Patient in Room 18 (1938): Cast
The Patient in Room 18 is a 1938 crime comedy directed by Crane Wilbur and Bobby Connolly, starring Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary, Ann Sheridan and Glen Cavender. It runs 57 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Directors
- Crane Wilbur and Bobby Connolly
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Patient in Room 18 About?
The premise of The Patient in Room 18 without spoilers.
A $100,000 radium cache vanishes, three men are killed and a corpse returns to life, sparking a strange case. Patric Knowles plays Lance, a fan of detective stories whose obsession lands him in a hospital. There he applies his hobby to solve murder, aided by Ann Sheridan’s nurse, with Bob Connolly directing and Crane Wilbur writing for Warner Bros.
The Patient in Room 18 Themes & Keywords
· 49 tags- theft
- clue club series
- radium
- hospital
- nurse
- murder
- nervous breakdown
- private detective
- police
- husband wife relationship
- male female relationship
- weapon
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- tuxedo
- telephone
- telephone call
- taxi
- taxi driver
- slang
- police officer
- police detective
- pistol
- orderly
- newspaper
- newspaper story
- missing corpse
- knife
- irish american
- investigation
- interrogation
- housekeeper
- hospital gown
- held at gunpoint
- elevator
- elevator operator
- death
- corpse
- coroner
- badge
- apartment
- doctor
- stockbroker
- gunfire
- somnambulism
- falling from height
- infidelity
- morphine
- stabbing
- valet
- drunkenness
The Patient in Room 18 Cast & Characters
Patric Knowles leads the cast as Lance O'Leary, with Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate and Glen Cavender as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited). Directed by Crane Wilbur and Bobby Connolly; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Crane Wilbur
- Co-director Bobby Connolly
- Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary
- Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate
- Glen Cavender as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
- Jack Mower as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Patient in Room 18
· 23 more- Stuart Holmes Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
- Charles Trowbridge Dr. Bahman
- Ralph Dunn Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- John Ridgely Jim Warren
- Cliff Clark Inspector Foley
- Frank Orth Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
- John Harron Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
- Ralph Sanford Detective Donahue
- John J. Richardson Cabbie (uncredited)
- George Offerman, Jr. Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
- Edward McWade Frank Warren
- Carole Landis Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
- Greta Meyer Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
- Loia Cheaney Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
- Rosella Towne Maida Day
- George Hickman Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
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- Harland Tucker Dr. Arthur Lethany
- Eric Stanley Bentley
- Vickie Lester Nurse Taylor
- Edward Raquello Dr. Fred Harker
- Mary Doyle Nurse (uncredited)
- Walter Young Coroner
- Jean Benedict Carol Lethany
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The Patient in Room 18 FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Patient in Room 18, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Patient in Room 18?
The Patient in Room 18 runs 57 minutes.
When was The Patient in Room 18 released?
The Patient in Room 18 was released on January 8, 1938.
Who directed The Patient in Room 18?
The Patient in Room 18 was directed by Crane Wilbur and Bobby Connolly.
More films by Crane Wilbur Who is in the cast of The Patient in Room 18?
The Patient in Room 18 stars Patric Knowles as Lance O'Leary, Ann Sheridan as Sara Keate and Glen Cavender as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited), among 27 credited actors.
Does The Patient in Room 18 have a post-credit scene?
No. The Patient in Room 18 has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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