The Patient in Room 18
Choreographer Bobby 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.
Crane Wilbur
Bobby Connolly
Casts & Crew
Patric Knowles
Ann Sheridan
Eric Stanley
John Ridgely
Rosella Towne
Jean Benedict
Charles Trowbridge
Cliff Clark
Harland Tucker
Edward Raquello
Vickie Lester
Edward McWade
Ralph Sanford
Frank Orth
Greta Meyer
Walter Young
Glen Cavender
Loia Cheaney
Mary Doyle
Ralph Dunn
John Harron
George Hickman
Stuart Holmes
Carole Landis
Jack Mower
George Offerman, Jr.
John J. Richardson
Also Directed by Crane Wilbur
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