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''The Love Doctor'' is a 1929 American
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Melville W. Brown Melville W. Brown (March 10, 1887 – January 31, 1938) was an American film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He began his career on the local stage in Oregon, in stock companies and vaudeville, before moving to California and worki ...
and written by
Guy Bolton Guy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies. Born in England and educated in France and the US, he trained as an architect but turned to writing. Bolton preferred ...
, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and
Winchell Smith Winchell Smith (5 April 1871 – 10 June 1933) was an American playwright, known for big hit works such as ''Brewster's Millions'' (1906) and '' Lightnin' '' (1918). Many of his plays were made into movies. He spent freely but left a large fortu ...
. The film stars
Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
,
June Collyer June Collyer (born Dorothea Heermance, August 19, 1906 – March 16, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early life Born in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acti ...
,
Morgan Farley Francis Morgan Farley (October 3, 1898 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor on the stage and in films and television. Career His theatrical career began in 1918 in the stage adaptation of Booth Tarkington's '' Seventeen''. He recre ...
,
Miriam Seegar Miriam Seegar Whelan (September 1, 1907 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress in silent film and early sound films. Early life As the Seegar sisters started acting and singing, Frank Seegar left teaching to open a hardware store in eff ...
,
Winifred Harris Winifred Vera Emily Harris (17 March 1880 – 18 April 1972) was a British actress with a substantial career in America. She appeared in New York plays beginning in 1914 and acted in numerous plays up to 1934. She left Broadway plays for films tho ...
, and
Lawford Davidson Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British film actor.Lawford Davidson
at BFI He was born Cha ...
. The film was released on October 5, 1929, by
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
. Previously filmed as a silent ''
The Boomerang ''The Boomerang'' was a weekly newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The newspaper was established by William Lane in 1887, publishing its first issue on 19 November 1887. James Drake, future Attorney-General of A ...
'' (1925) starring Anita Stewart.


Cast

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Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
as Dr. Gerald Summer *
June Collyer June Collyer (born Dorothea Heermance, August 19, 1906 – March 16, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early life Born in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acti ...
as Virginia Moore *
Morgan Farley Francis Morgan Farley (October 3, 1898 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor on the stage and in films and television. Career His theatrical career began in 1918 in the stage adaptation of Booth Tarkington's '' Seventeen''. He recre ...
as Bud Woodbridge *
Miriam Seegar Miriam Seegar Whelan (September 1, 1907 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress in silent film and early sound films. Early life As the Seegar sisters started acting and singing, Frank Seegar left teaching to open a hardware store in eff ...
as Grace Tyler *
Winifred Harris Winifred Vera Emily Harris (17 March 1880 – 18 April 1972) was a British actress with a substantial career in America. She appeared in New York plays beginning in 1914 and acted in numerous plays up to 1934. She left Broadway plays for films tho ...
as Mrs. Woodbridge *
Lawford Davidson Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British film actor.Lawford Davidson
at BFI He was born Cha ...
as Preston DeWitt *
Gale Henry Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933. In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion p ...
as Lucy


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at c1n3.org (James Whale) 1929 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1929 comedy films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by Melville W. Brown Films scored by Karl Hajos 1920s American films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub