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Film Matinee: The Great Moment

BBC One
on BBC One London

Written and directed by Preston Sturges.

Starring Joel McCrea, Betty Field
with William Demarest, Harry Carey

The story of the romance, the defeat, and the triumph of Dr. William Morton, a Boston dentist, who claimed to have discovered anaesthesia.

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Preston Sturges
Dr. William Morton:
Joel McCrea
Mrs. Morton:
Betty Field
Eben Frost:
William Demarest
Professor Warren:
Harry Carey
Betty Morton:
Donivee Lee
Dr. Heywood:
Franklin Pangborn
Dr. Welles Louis:
Jean Heydt
Dr. Jackson:
Julius Tannen
Lawyer:
Porter Hall
Source: Radio Times

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