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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.[1][2] 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.
| The Doctor's Secret | |
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| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Screenplay by | William C. deMille |
| Based on | Half an Hour by J. M. Barrie |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Ruth Chatterton H. B. Warner John Loder Robert Edeson Wilfred Noy Ethel Wales |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
| Music by | Seymour Burns |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Young Englishwoman Lillian Garson is unhappy with her marriage and decides to elope with another man. However he is killed in a 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.
- 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
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