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The Patient in Room 18 (1938)

"100000 worth of radium vanishesthree men are mysteriously killeda corpse comes back from the deadand its only the beginning folks only the beginning"
Audience Score
59
The Patient in Room 18
NR 57 minJan 8th, 1938Crime, Comedy, Mystery, RomanceClue Club Collection PosterPart of Clue Club Collection
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 isnt long before he gets mixed up in a genuine murder mystery using his secondhand knowhow to solve the case Upandcoming Ann Sheridan is quite amusing as Lances nurse and confidante while the murderer is played by a fellow who is usually cast as the murder victim
StarringPatric KnowlesAnn SheridanEric Stanley
DirectorsCrane WilburBobby Connolly

Cast & Crew

Patric Knowles
as Lance O'Leary
Ann Sheridan
as Sara Keate
Eric Stanley
as Bentley
John Ridgely
as Jim Warren

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 8th, 1938
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Warner Bros Pictures
Movie Tags:hospital, murder

Clue Club Collection

The films of the Warner Brothers 'Clue Club' series of mystery films.