The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!

6.444 / 10

English / 88 min. / 1940-04-25

the genres:

Storyline:

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.

Cast:

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

as June Cameron

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

as Dr. Timothy Sterling

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

as John Pierce

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

as Marilyn Thomas

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

as Dr. Lionel Sterling

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

as Slapcovitch

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

as O'Brien

Georges Metaxa

Georges Metaxa

as Jean Rovere

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

as Dr. Streeter

Joseph Eggenton

Joseph Eggenton

as Dr. Nielson

Paul McAllister

Paul McAllister

as Dean Lawton

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

as Johnson

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

as Charlie

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

as Burkhardt

Helen Ainsworth

Helen Ainsworth

as Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)

Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

as Extra (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

as Sam Appleby (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)

Henry Blair

Henry Blair

as Boy (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

as Dapper Salesman (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

as Henry Quinn (uncredited)

Catherine Courtney

Catherine Courtney

as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)

Dix Davis

Dix Davis

as Boy (uncredited)

Helen Davis

Helen Davis

as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

as George, the Doorman (uncredited)

Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

as Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)

Wesley Giraud

Wesley Giraud

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Jane Goude

Jane Goude

as Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)

Jane Keckley

Jane Keckley

as Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)

William Lally

William Lally

as Deck Steward (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bobby Larson

Bobby Larson

as Boy (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

as Photographer (uncredited)

Ann Lee

Ann Lee

as Maid (uncredited)

Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren

as Professor (uncredited)

Myra Marsh

Myra Marsh

as Lydia Johnson (uncredited)

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

as University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

as New York Editor (uncredited)

Renie Riano

Renie Riano

as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

as School Teacher (uncredited)

Dorothy Anne Seese

Dorothy Anne Seese

as Child (uncredited)

Vera Steadman

Vera Steadman

as Extra (uncredited)

Gertrude Sutton

Gertrude Sutton

as Mabel (voice) (uncredited)

Emma Tansey

Emma Tansey

as Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)

Carol Tevis

Carol Tevis

as Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)

Charlotte Treadway

Charlotte Treadway

as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Larry Wheat

as Party Guest (uncredited)

John Wray

John Wray

as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)