The Great Moment (1944) movie poster

The Great Moment (1944)

Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!

83 minComedyDrama

TMDb5.8/1022 votes

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

Country: United States

Director: Preston Sturges

Cast

Joel McCrea as William Thomas Green Morton

Joel McCrea

William Thomas Green Morton

Betty Field as Elizabeth Morton

Betty Field

Elizabeth Morton

Harry Carey as Professor John C. Warren

Harry Carey

Professor John C. Warren

William Demarest as Eben Frost

William Demarest

Eben Frost

Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. Horace Wells

Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. Horace Wells

Julius Tannen as Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Julius Tannen

Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Edwin Maxwell as Vice-President of Medical Society

Edwin Maxwell

Vice-President of Medical Society

Porter Hall as President Franklin Pierce

Porter Hall

President Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pangborn as Dr. Heywood

Franklin Pangborn

Dr. Heywood

Grady Sutton as Homer Quimby

Grady Sutton

Homer Quimby

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Donivee Lee

Betty Morton

Harry Hayden as Judge Shipman

Harry Hayden

Judge Shipman

Torben Meyer as Dr. Dahlmeyer

Torben Meyer

Dr. Dahlmeyer

Victor Potel as First Dental Patient

Victor Potel

First Dental Patient

Keywords

Plot:biographydentist

Place:boston, massachusetts