The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

88 mins | Comedy | April 25, 1940

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.

The Doctor Takes a Wife

88 mins | Comedy | April 25, 1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Doctor Takes a Wife
Directors William Mull, Alexander Hall
Writers Aleen Leslie, Ken Englund, George Seaton

Cast

Loretta Young

as June Cameron

Ray Milland

as Timothy Sterling

Edmund Gwenn

as Lionel Sterling

Reginald Gardiner

as John R. Pierce

Gail Patrick

as Marilyn Thomas

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

Erville Alderson

as Harrison - Printer

Dorothy Appleby

as Woman in Book Store

Gertrude Astor

as Extra

Irving Bacon

as Sam Appleby

Don Beddoe

as Morning Express Reporter

Henry Blair

as Boy

Harry C. Bradley

as Dapper Salesman

Spencer Charters

as Henry Quinn

Catherine Courtney

as Woman in Book Store

Dix Davis

as Boy

Helen Davis

as Woman in Book Store

Edgar Dearing

as Motorcycle Cop

Vernon Dent

as Man Outside Phone Booth

Claire Du Brey

as Party Guest

Edward Earle

as Party Guest

Edward Gargan

as George - Doorman

Sumner Getchell

as Wedding Celebrant

Wesley Giraud

as Western Union Boy

Jane Goude

as Mrs. Nielson

Olin Howland

as Hotel Clerk

Jane Keckley

as Mrs. Quinn

William Lally

as Deck Steward

Charles Lane

as Reporter

Bobby Larson

as Boy

Eddie Laughton

as Photographer

Ann Lee

as Maid

Ian Maclaren

as Professor

Myra Marsh

as Lydia Johnson

Frances Morris

as University Registration Desk Clerk

William Newell

as Soda Jerk

Frank Orth

as New York Editor

Renie Riano

as Telegraph Operator

Virginia Sale

as School Teacher

Vera Steadman

as Extra

Gertrude Sutton

as Mabel (voice)

Emma Tansey

as Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge

Carol Tevis

as Whiney Woman in Bookstore

Charlotte Treadway

as Woman in Book Store

Larry Wheat

as Party Guest

John Wray

as Joe - Farmer