The Love Doctor is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Guy Bolton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith. The film stars Richard Dix, June Collyer, Morgan Farley, Miriam Seegar, Winifred Harris, and Lawford Davidson. The film was released on October 5, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
| The Love Doctor | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
| Screenplay by | Guy Bolton Herman J. Mankiewicz (titles) J. Walter Ruben |
| Based on | The Boomerang by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes |
| Produced by | B. P. Schulberg J. G. Bachmann |
| Starring | Richard Dix June Collyer Morgan Farley Miriam Seegar Winifred Harris Lawford Davidson |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Music by | Karl Hajos |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was previously filmed as a silent film in 1925, The Boomerang, starring Anita Stewart.
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
edit- Richard Dix as Dr. Gerald Summer
- June Collyer as Virginia Moore
- Morgan Farley as Bud Woodbridge
- Miriam Seegar as Grace Tyler
- Winifred Harris as Mrs. Woodbridge
- Lawford Davidson as Preston DeWitt
- Gale Henry as Lucy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Love Doctor". afi.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review - - DIX PLAYS "LOVE DOCTOR."; His Change From Usual Roles Well Received at the Paramount. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
External links
edit- The Love Doctor at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Several stills at c1n3.org (James Whale)
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