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.
Cast
Patric Knowles
Lance O'Leary
Ann Sheridan
Sara Keate
Eric Stanley
Bentley
John Ridgely
Jim Warren
Rosella Towne
Maida Day
Jean Benedict
Carol Lethany
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Bahman
Cliff Clark
Inspector Foley
Harland Tucker
Dr. Arthur Lethany
Edward Raquello
Dr. Fred Harker
Vickie Lester
Nurse Taylor
Edward McWade
Frank Warren
Ralph Sanford
Detective Donahue
Frank Orth
Joe Higgins - Night Watchman
Greta Meyer
Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
Walter Young
Coroner
Glen Cavender
Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Doyle
Nurse (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
John Harron
Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
George Hickman
Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Carole Landis
Woman on Stairs (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Policeman Picking Up Radium at End (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Newsboy #1 / Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Cabbie (uncredited)
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