''Oh, Doctor'' is a 1937 American

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directed by

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and written by Harry Clork and Brown Holmes. It is based on the 1923 novel ''Oh, Doctor!'' by Harry Leon Wilson. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Donrue Leighton, William Hall,

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, Catherine Doucet, William Demarest and Edward Brophy. The film was released on April 1, 1937, by

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Plot

Edward J. Billop is waiting to receive an inheritance, however he is a hypochondriac and believes he is going to die before receiving his inheritance.

Cast

* Edward Everett Horton as Edward J. Billop *Donrue Leighton as Helen Frohman * William Hall as Rodney Cummings *

as Shirley Truman *

as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston * Catherine Doucet as Martha Striker * William Demarest as Marty Short * Edward Brophy as Meg Smith * Minerva Urecal as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0029333, Oh, Doctor 1937 films American comedy films 1937 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Ray McCarey American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films