The Patient in Room 18 86 years old
$100,000 worth of radium vanishes...three men are mysteriously killed...a corpse comes back from the dead...and it's only the beginning folks, only the beginning!
Choreographer Bobby 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.
Credits
The Patient in Room 18 Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Ridgely He was 28, 58 years old when he died | as Jim Warren |
| Patric Knowles He was 26, 84 years old when he died | as Lance O'Leary |
| Ralph Dunn He was 37, 67 years old when he died | as Eldar Hotel Clerk |
| Ann Sheridan She was 22, 51 years old when she died | as Sara Keate |
| John J. Richardson He was 57, 61 years old when he died | as Cabbie |
| Greta Meyer She was 54, 82 years old when she died | as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper |
| John Harron He was 34, 36 years old when he died | as Thatcher Hospital Orderly |
| Jack Mower He was 47, 74 years old when he died | as Policeman Picking Up Radium at End |
| Carole Landis She was 19, 29 years old when she died | as Patient in Hospital |
| Charles Trowbridge He was 55, 85 years old when he died | as Dr. Bahman |
| Frank Orth He was 57, 82 years old when he died | as Joe Higgins - Night Watchman |
| Edward McWade He was 72, 78 years old when he died | as Frank Warren |
| Cliff Clark He was 48, 63 years old when he died | as Inspector Foley |
| Eric Stanley He was 14, now 100 years old | as Bentley |
| Stuart Holmes He was 53, 87 years old when he died | as Man Leaving Hospital |
| Glen Cavender He was 54, 78 years old when he died | as Man with Sprinkler Hose |
| Edward Raquello He was 37, 76 years old when he died | as Dr. Fred Harker |
| George Offerman, Jr. He was 20, 45 years old when he died | as Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage |
| Rosella Towne She was 19, 96 years old when she died | as Maida Day |
| Ralph Sanford He was 38, 64 years old when he died | as Detective Donahue |
| Jeanne Benedict | as Carol Lethany |
| Harland Tucker He was 44, 55 years old when he died | as Dr. Arthur Lethany |
The Patient in Room 18 Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Bobby Connolly as Director. He was 40 (46) years old when He died | Directing |
The Patient in Room 18 (86 years)
$100,000 worth of radium vanishes...three men are mysteriously killed...a corpse comes back from the dead...and it's only the beginning folks, only the beginning!
- Release day: Saturday, January 08, 1938
- Runtime: 57 minutes