

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!
Genres
Overview
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1940-04-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.444
Loretta Young
June Cameron
Ray Milland
Dr. Timothy Sterling
Reginald Gardiner
John Pierce
Gail Patrick
Marilyn Thomas
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Lionel Sterling
Frank Sully
Slapcovitch
Gordon Jones
O'Brien
Georges Metaxa
Jean Rovere
Charles Halton
Dr. Streeter
Joseph Eggenton
Dr. Nielson
Paul McAllister
Dean Lawton
Chester Clute
Johnson
Hal K. Dawson
Charlie
Edward Van Sloan
Burkhardt
Helen Ainsworth
Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
Dorothy Appleby
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Extra (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Blair
Boy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Henry Quinn (uncredited)
Catherine Courtney
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Dix Davis
Boy (uncredited)
Helen Davis
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell
Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Jane Goude
Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
William Lally
Deck Steward (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Larson
Boy (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Photographer (uncredited)
Ann Lee
Maid (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren
Professor (uncredited)
Myra Marsh
Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
Frances Morris
University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
William Newell
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Frank Orth
New York Editor (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
School Teacher (uncredited)
Dorothy Anne Seese
Child (uncredited)
Vera Steadman
Extra (uncredited)
Gertrude Sutton
Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Carol Tevis
Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
Charlotte Treadway
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Wray
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
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