The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
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- Passed
- 1h 28min
- Comedy, Romance
- 18 Jul 1940 (Mexico)
- Movie
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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Cast verified as complete
| Loretta Young | ... |
June Cameron
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Dr. Timothy Sterling
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| Reginald Gardiner | ... |
John Pierce
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| Gail Patrick | ... |
Marilyn Thomas
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| Edmund Gwenn | ... |
Dr. Lionel Sterling
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| Frank Sully | ... |
Slapcovitch
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| Gordon Jones | ... |
O'Brien
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| Georges Metaxa | ... |
Jean Rovere
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| Charles Halton | ... |
Dr. Streeter
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Joseph Eggenton | ... |
Dr. Nielson
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Paul McAllister | ... |
Dean Lawton
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Johnson
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Hal K. Dawson | ... |
Charlie
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| Edward Van Sloan | ... |
Burkhardt
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| Helen Ainsworth | ... |
Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
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| Erville Alderson | ... |
Harrison - Printer (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Appleby | ... |
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Astor | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Sam Appleby - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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| Don Beddoe | ... |
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
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| Henry Blair | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Henry Quinn - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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| Catherine Courtney | ... |
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
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Dix Davis | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Helen Davis | ... |
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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| Vernon Dent | ... |
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
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| Claire Du Brey | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Edward Earle | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Woman On Boat (uncredited)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
George - Doorman (uncredited)
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| Sumner Getchell | ... |
Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
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Ralph Gilliam | ... |
(uncredited)
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Wesley Giraud | ... |
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
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Jane Goude | ... |
Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Jane Keckley | ... |
Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
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William Lally | ... |
Deck Steward (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Bobby Larson | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Eddie Laughton | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Ann Lee | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Ian Maclaren | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Myra Marsh | ... |
Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
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| Frances Morris | ... |
University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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| Frank Orth | ... |
New York Editor (uncredited)
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| Renie Riano | ... |
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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| Virginia Sale | ... |
School Teacher (uncredited)
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Dorothy Anne Seese | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Vera Steadman | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Sutton | ... |
Mabel (uncredited) (voice)
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Emma Tansey | ... |
Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
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| Carol Tevis | ... |
Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
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Charlotte Treadway | ... |
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
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| Larry Wheat | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| John Wray | ... |
Joe - Farmer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alexander Hall | ||
Written by
| George Seaton | ... | (screen play) & |
| Ken Englund | ... | (screen play) |
| Aleen Leslie | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| William Perlberg | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Sidney Hickox | ... | director of photography (as Sid Hickox) |
Editing by
| Viola Lawrence | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Lionel Banks | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| William Mull | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Howard Jackson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Raffaello Penso | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jeanne Clay Plank | ... | Personal Assistant to Loretta Young |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film A. B. (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1956) (United States) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol. 2")
- Sony Pictures Television (2010) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
June Cameron has written a best seller about spinsters: women are men's equals and don't need them for fulfillment. Through a series of errors and misunderstandings, the press believes she's married Tim Sterling, a university instructor she's just met. Her publisher wants to let the mistake go uncorrected for a few weeks so she can write a best seller about being married; Tim cooperates because, in hidebound academia, being married may help with a promotion. The flies in the ointment are June and Tim's instant enmity, Tim's stubbornness, and his girlfriend Marilyn, who may not let the charade play out. There's no way everyone can get what they want.
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| Taglines | Here's just what the doctor ordered... To make you laugh yourself healthy! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was meant to star Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. See more » |
| Goofs | The "Himmelweiss" portrait--straight when Tim first hangs it over the dresser--is suddenly askew in the following shot, and again straight in the shot after that. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in 1941 (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Credits are written in chalk on the sidewalk as pedestrians walk over them. See more » |
| Quotes |
June Cameron:
Look, Johnny. I don't know anything about marriage. John R. Pierce: Oh, what's that got to do with it? Dante didn't have to go to hell to write his "Inferno." See more » |