The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
Romance
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
Lance O'Leary
Sara Keate
Nurse Taylor
Frank Warren
Detective Donahue
Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
Coroner
Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bentley
Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Jim Warren
Maida Day
Carol Lethany
Dr. Bahman
Inspector Foley
Dr. Arthur Lethany
Dr. Fred Harker
Crew
Director
Director
