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The Patient in Room 18 is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Crane Wilbur released in USA on 8 january 1938 with Patric Knowles
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
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Add to a movie listThe Patient in Room 18 is a 1938 mystery-crime film, co-directed by Bobby Connolly and Crane Wilbur and starring Patric Knowles and Ann Sheridan. The film was based on the 1929 novel by Mignon G. Eberhart.
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Private investigator Lance O'Leary (Patric Knowles) suffers a nervous breakdown from being unable to solve a case and his doctor has him hospitalized for rest. It just happens to be the same place where his lady friend, Sara Keate (Ann Sheridan), is the head nurse. The first night there a murder takes place as wealthy Mr. Warren is killed in his room and $100,000 worth of medicinal radium on his chest is stolen. Also, head doctor Dr. Lethany is murdered as well. Everyone on the staff seems to have a motive and O'Leary must work with combative Inspector Foley (Cliff Clark) to solve the crime.Actors
Patric Knowles
(Lance O'Leary)
Ann Sheridan
(Sara Keate)
John Ridgely
(Jim Warren)
Rosella Towne
(Maida Day)
Charles Trowbridge
(Dr. Bahman)
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