The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1940-04-25
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alexander Hall
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Summary

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

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  • Loretta Young

    as June Cameron
  • Ray Milland

    as Dr. Timothy Sterling
  • Reginald Gardiner

    as John Pierce
  • Gail Patrick

    as Marilyn Thomas
  • Edmund Gwenn

    as Dr. Lionel Sterling
  • Frank Sully

    as Slapcovitch
  • Gordon Jones

    as O'Brien
  • Georges Metaxa

    as Jean Rovere
  • Charles Halton

    as Dr. Streeter
  • Joseph Eggenton

    as Dr. Nielson
  • Paul McAllister

    as Dean Lawton
  • Chester Clute

    as Johnson
  • Hal K. Dawson

    as Charlie
  • Edward Van Sloan

    as Burkhardt
  • Helen Ainsworth

    as Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
  • Erville Alderson

    as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Appleby

    as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Astor

    as Extra (uncredited)
  • Irving Bacon

    as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
  • Don Beddoe

    as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
  • Henry Blair

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Harry C. Bradley

    as Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
  • Spencer Charters

    as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
  • Catherine Courtney

    as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
  • Dix Davis

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Helen Davis

    as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
  • Edgar Dearing

    as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
  • Vernon Dent

    as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
  • Claire Du Brey

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Edward Earle

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Edward Gargan

    as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
  • Sumner Getchell

    as Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
  • Wesley Giraud

    as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
  • Jane Goude

    as Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
  • Olin Howland

    as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
  • Jane Keckley

    as Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
  • William Lally

    as Deck Steward (uncredited)
  • Charles Lane

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Bobby Larson

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Eddie Laughton

    as Photographer (uncredited)
  • Ann Lee

    as Maid (uncredited)
  • Ian Maclaren

    as Professor (uncredited)
  • Myra Marsh

    as Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
  • Frances Morris

    as University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • William Newell

    as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
  • Frank Orth

    as New York Editor (uncredited)
  • Renie Riano

    as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
  • Virginia Sale

    as School Teacher (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Anne Seese

    as Child (uncredited)
  • Vera Steadman

    as Extra (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Sutton

    as Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
  • Emma Tansey

    as Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
  • Carol Tevis

    as Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
  • Charlotte Treadway

    as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
  • Larry Wheat

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • John Wray

    as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
Directing Alexander Hall Director
Writing George Seaton Screenplay
Writing Ken Englund Screenplay
Writing Aleen Leslie Story
Sound Lodge Cunningham Sound
Camera Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Editing Viola Lawrence Editor
Art Lionel Banks Art Direction
Directing William Mull Assistant Director
Sound Morris Stoloff Music Director
Production William Perlberg Producer