The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!

Duration: 88 min
Release date: 1940-04-25
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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.

Comedy Romance

The Doctor Takes a Wife

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Loretta Young
Loretta Young
as June Cameron
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Dr. Timothy Sterling
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
as John Pierce
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
as Marilyn Thomas
Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn
as Dr. Lionel Sterling
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
as Slapcovitch
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
as O'Brien
Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
as Jean Rovere
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
as Dr. Streeter
Joseph Eggenton
Joseph Eggenton
as Dr. Nielson
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
as Dean Lawton
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
as Johnson
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
as Charlie
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
as Burkhardt
Helen Ainsworth
Helen Ainsworth
as Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
Dorothy Appleby
Dorothy Appleby
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
as Extra (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
as Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Blair
Henry Blair
as Boy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
as Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
as Henry Quinn (uncredited)
Catherine Courtney
Catherine Courtney
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Dix Davis
Dix Davis
as Boy (uncredited)
Helen Davis
Helen Davis
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell
Sumner Getchell
as Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
Wesley Giraud
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Jane Goude
Jane Goude
as Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Olin Howland
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Jane Keckley
as Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
William Lally
William Lally
as Deck Steward (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Larson
Bobby Larson
as Boy (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
as Photographer (uncredited)
Ann Lee
Ann Lee
as Maid (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren
Ian Maclaren
as Professor (uncredited)
Myra Marsh
Myra Marsh
as Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
as University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
as New York Editor (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Renie Riano
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Virginia Sale
as School Teacher (uncredited)
Dorothy Anne Seese
Dorothy Anne Seese
as Child (uncredited)
Vera Steadman
Vera Steadman
as Extra (uncredited)
Gertrude Sutton
Gertrude Sutton
as Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Emma Tansey
as Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Carol Tevis
Carol Tevis
as Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
Charlotte Treadway
Charlotte Treadway
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Larry Wheat
as Party Guest (uncredited)
John Wray
John Wray
as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
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