The Doctor Takes a Wife

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1940 PG-13 1h 28m
6.4 /10
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Genre
ComedyRomance
Plot

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.

Director
Writers
George SeatonKen EnglundAleen Leslie
Stars
Loretta YoungRay MillandReginald Gardiner

Cast & Crew

Loretta Young
Loretta Young
June Cameron
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Dr. Timothy Sterling
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
John Pierce
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
Marilyn Thomas
Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Lionel Sterling
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
Slapcovitch
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
O'Brien
Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
Jean Rovere
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Dr. Streeter
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Joseph Eggenton
Dr. Nielson
Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
Dean Lawton
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Johnson
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
Charlie
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
Burkhardt
Helen Ainsworth
Helen Ainsworth
Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
Dorothy Appleby
Dorothy Appleby
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
Extra (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
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Henry Blair
Boy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Henry Quinn (uncredited)
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Catherine Courtney
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
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Dix Davis
Boy (uncredited)
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Helen Davis
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell
Sumner Getchell
Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
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Wesley Giraud
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
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Jane Goude
Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Olin Howland
Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
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William Lally
Deck Steward (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Larson
Bobby Larson
Boy (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Photographer (uncredited)
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Ann Lee
Maid (uncredited)
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Ian Maclaren
Professor (uncredited)
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Myra Marsh
Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
New York Editor (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Renie Riano
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Virginia Sale
School Teacher (uncredited)
Dorothy Anne Seese
Dorothy Anne Seese
Child (uncredited)
Vera Steadman
Vera Steadman
Extra (uncredited)
Gertrude Sutton
Gertrude Sutton
Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
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Emma Tansey
Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Carol Tevis
Carol Tevis
Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
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Charlotte Treadway
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Larry Wheat
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Wray
John Wray
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
User Reviews
Geronimo1967
Geronimo1967
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5 Jun 2025

“June” (Loretta Young) is searching for material for her follow-up book to her successful tome extolling the virtues of spinsterhood and illustrating ...

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