The Dream Doctor is a 1936 British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman under the name R. W. Lotinga, starring Leo Genn, Sydney Moncton, and Yvonne Murray. The film was a quota quickie produced by the independent producer Newman for distribution by the Hollywood studio MGM.[1]
The Dream Doctor | |
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Directed by | Widgey R. Newman |
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Production company | Widgey R. Newman Productions |
Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 41 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Plot
editfrom the DVD release: "A lady gypsy interprets the dreams of a doctor’s patients, but are her readings any more true than her psychic pronouncements?"
Cast
edit- Julie Suedo as Gipsy
- Sydney Monckton as Sir Henry Martin
- Margaret Yarde as Lady Avon
- Yvonne Murray as Patient
- Peter Cousins
- Thelma Sheehan
- Leo Genn as Joseph
- Jennifer Skinner
References
edit- ^ Chibnall p.288
Bibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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