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The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

"The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!"

6.4/10 1h 28m Apr 25, 1940
Comedy Romance

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Doctor Takes a Wife
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Loretta Young
Loretta Young
June Cameron
Popularity: 2.0
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Dr. Timothy Sterling
Popularity: 1.0
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
John Pierce
Popularity: 2.3
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
Marilyn Thomas
Popularity: 0.4
Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Lionel Sterling
Popularity: 0.5
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
Slapcovitch
Popularity: 0.4
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
O'Brien
Popularity: 1.0
Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
Jean Rovere
Popularity: 0.2
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Dr. Streeter
Popularity: 0.4
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Joseph Eggenton
Dr. Nielson
Popularity: 0.1
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
Dean Lawton
Popularity: 0.5
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Johnson
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Alexander Hall
Screenplay George Seaton, Ken Englund
Editor Viola Lawrence
Producer William Perlberg

Production

Columbia Pictures
US

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Keywords

doctor stubbornness best selling author publisher spinsters fiancée college professor fake marriage imposture

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 5, 2025

“June” (Loretta Young) is searching for material for her follow-up book to her successful tome extolling the virtues of spinsterhood and illustrating that women don’t need a man in their lives at all! Meantime, university professor “Tim” (Ray Milland) happens to encounter this woman whilst ... Read more

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Details
Release Date April 25, 1940
Runtime 1h 28m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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