Alias the Doctor
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Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the wrap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.
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Cast
8 people
Richard Barthelmess
Karl Brenner
Known for
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Only Angels Have Wings
Marian Marsh
Lotti Brenner
Known for
Svengali
The Black Room
Norman Foster
Stephan Brenner
Known for
The Other Side of the Wind
Adrienne Dore
Anna
Also in
The Wild Party
The Rich Are Always with Us
Lucille La Verne
Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother (as Lucille LaVerne)
Known for
Orphans of the Storm
A Tale of Two Cities
John St. Polis
Dr. Niergardt
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
George Rosener
Dr. Von Bergman
Known for
Doctor X
Nigel De Brulier
Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited)
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Michael Curtiz Director · Houston Branch Screenplay Emric Foeldes Author
United States release February 25, 1932 · Produced in United States · Production First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
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The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
First National Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 25, 1932
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
March 6, 1932 · Theatrical
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