The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944
1h 23m
5.6

5.6/10

21 votes • View on IMDb

"Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!"

Overview

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date July 18, 1944
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0036880

Cast

Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea

William Thomas Green Morton

Betty Field
Betty Field

Elizabeth Morton

Harry Carey
Harry Carey

Professor John C. Warren

William Demarest
William Demarest

Eben Frost

Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. Horace Wells

Julius Tannen
Julius Tannen

Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell

Vice-President of Medical Society

Porter Hall
Porter Hall

President Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn

Dr. Heywood

Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton

Homer Quimby

Donivee Lee
Donivee Lee

Betty Morton

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Judge Shipman

Key Crew

Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Screenplay
René Fülöp-Miller
Writer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer