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The Doctor's Secret (1929 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Doctor's Secret' is a 1929 American drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by William C. deMille. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, H. B. Warner, John Loder, Robert Edeson, Wilfred Noy and Ethel Wales. It is based on the 1913 play 'Half an Hour' by J. M. Barrie. The film was released on January 26, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. As part of the policy of multiple-language versions during the early sound era, a separate Swedish version was produced at the Joinville Studios in Paris and released the following year.
Synopsis
Young Englishwoman Lillian Garson is unhappy with her marriage and decides to elope with another man. However he is killed in an car accident and she returns home to her husband and tries to carry on as if nothing had happened. Only the doctor who shows up at their house for dinner that night, and who dealt with the crash, knows the truth.
Cast
*Ruth Chatterton as Lillian Garson
*H. B. Warner as Richard Garson
*John Loder as Hugh Paton
*Robert Edeson as Dr. Brodie
*Wilfred Noy as Mr. Redding
*Ethel Wales as Mrs. Redding
*Nanci Price as Susie
*Frank Finch Smiles as Wethers
References
Bibliography
* Crafton, Donald. 'The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931'. University of California Press, 1999.
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