The Patient in Room 18
5.1
57 minutes
1/8/1938
Overview
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 List
Patric Knowles
as Lance O'Leary
Ann Sheridan
as Sara Keate
Eric Stanley
as Bentley
John Ridgely
as Jim Warren
Rosella Towne
as Maida Day
Jean Benedict
as Carol Lethany
Charles Trowbridge
as Dr. Bahman
Cliff Clark
as Inspector Foley
Harland Tucker
as Dr. Arthur Lethany
Edward Raquello
as Dr. Fred Harker
Vickie Lester
as Nurse Taylor
Edward McWade
as Frank Warren
Ralph Sanford
as Detective Donahue
Frank Orth
as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Greta Meyer
as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
Walter Young
as Coroner
Glen Cavender
as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
as Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Doyle
as Nurse (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
John Harron
as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
George Hickman
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Man Leaving Hospital (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)