The Patient in Room 18
$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!
1938-01-08 | 57 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Patric KnowlesLance O'Leary
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Ann SheridanSara Keate
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John RidgelyJim Warren
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Rosella TowneMaida Day
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Charles TrowbridgeDr. Bahman
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Cliff ClarkInspector Foley
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Harland TuckerDr. Arthur Lethany
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Edward RaquelloDr. Fred Harker
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Vickie LesterNurse Taylor
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Edward McWadeFrank Warren
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Ralph SanfordDetective Donahue
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Frank OrthJoe Higgins - Night Watchman
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Greta MeyerHilda - Lethany Housekeeper
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Glen CavenderMan with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
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Ralph DunnEldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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