“$100,000 worth of radium vanishes...three men are mysteriously killed...a corpse comes back from the dead...and it's only the beginning folks, only the beginning!”
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.
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6 films
Cast
29 people
Patric Knowles
Lance O'Leary
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Wolf Man
George Offerman Jr.
Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage
Jeanne Benedict
Carol Lethany
Ann Sheridan
Sara Keate
Known for
Woman on the Run
Angels with Dirty Faces
Eric Stanley
Bentley
Also in
A Slight Case of Murder
Sh! The Octopus
John Ridgely
Jim Warren
Known for
The Big Sleep
Air Force
Rosella Towne
Maida Day
Also in
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Declaration of Independence
Jean Benedict
Carol Lethany
Also in
A Slight Case of Murder
Blondes at Work
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Bahman
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
Sergeant York
Cliff Clark
Inspector Foley
Known for
Stranger on the Third Floor
Raw Deal
Harland Tucker
Dr. Arthur Lethany
Known for
A Foreign Affair
Kid Galahad
Edward Raquello
Dr. Fred Harker
Also in
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Calling Philo Vance
Crane Wilbur Director · Bobby Connolly Director
United States release January 8, 1938 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 8, 1938
Theatrical
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