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Programme Information

William Morton changed centuries of dentistry with one simple discovery: ether anaesthetic. His choice was to preserve his secret and become rich, or to share his find with the world.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Biopic, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1944) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Joel McCrea	.... William Thomas Green Morton
Betty Field	.... Elizabeth Morton
Harry Carey Jr.	.... Prof. Warren
William Demarest	.... Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt	.... Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen	.... Dr. Charles Jackson

Supporting Cast:

Edwin Maxwell	.... Vice-President of Medical Society
Porter Hall	.... President Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pangborn	.... Dr. Heywood
Grady Sutton	.... Homer Quimby
Donivee Lee	.... Betty Morton
Harry Hayden	.... Judge Shipman
Torben Meyer	.... Dr. Dahlmeyer
Victor Potel	.... First Dental Patient
Thurston Hall	.... Senator Borland

Directors:

Preston Sturges

Writers:

René Fülöp-Miller
Preston Sturges