The Patient in Room 18

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.

4.5

57 min

Cast

Patric Knowles

as Lance O'Leary

Ann Sheridan

as Sara Keate

Eric Stanley

as Bentley

John Ridgely

as Jim Warren

Rosella Towne

as Maida Day

Jean Benedict

as Carol Lethany

Charles Trowbridge

as Dr. Bahman

Cliff Clark

as Inspector Foley

Harland Tucker

as Dr. Arthur Lethany

Edward Raquello

as Dr. Fred Harker

Vickie Lester

as Nurse Taylor

Edward McWade

as Frank Warren

Ralph Sanford

as Detective Donahue

Frank Orth

as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman

Greta Meyer

as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper

Walter Young

as Coroner

Glen Cavender

as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)

Loia Cheaney

as Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)

Mary Doyle

as Nurse (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

John Harron

as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

George Hickman

as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)

Carole Landis

as Woman on Stairs (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

as Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

as Cabbie (uncredited)

Director

Crane Wilbur

Bobby Connolly