The Doctor's Secret (1929 film)

The Doctor's Secret is a 1929 American drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by William C. deMille. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, H. B. Warner, John Loder, Robert Edeson, Wilfred Noy and Ethel Wales. It is based on the 1913 play Half an Hour by J. M. Barrie.[1][2] The film was released on January 26, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. As part of the policy of multiple-language versions during the early sound era, a separate Swedish version was produced at the Joinville Studios in Paris and released the following year.

The Doctor's Secret
Directed byWilliam C. deMille
Screenplay byWilliam C. deMille
Based onHalf an Hour by J. M. Barrie
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringRuth Chatterton
H. B. Warner
John Loder
Robert Edeson
Wilfred Noy
Ethel Wales
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byMerrill G. White
Music bySeymour Burns
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 26, 1929 (1929-01-26)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

Young Englishwoman Lillian Garson is unhappy with her marriage and decides to elope with another man. However he is killed in a car accident and she returns home to her husband and tries to carry on as if nothing had happened. Only the doctor who shows up at their house for dinner that night, and who dealt with the crash, knows the truth.

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Movie Review - Captain Lash - THE SCREEN; Barrie's "Half an Hour." His "Blooming Angel." Other Photoplays. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. "The Doctor's Secret (1929) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

Bibliography
  • Crafton, Donald. The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press, 1999.


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