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The Great Moment

Preston Sturges

1944 • 1h 23m

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

The Great Moment

Cast

Joel McCrea

Joel McCreaWilliam Thomas Green Morton

Betty Field

Betty FieldElizabeth Morton

Harry Carey

Harry CareyProfessor John C. Warren

William Demarest

William DemarestEben Frost

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean HeydtDr. Horace Wells

Julius Tannen

Julius TannenDr. Charles T. Jackson

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin MaxwellVice-President of Medical Society

Porter Hall

Porter HallPresident Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin PangbornDr. Heywood

Grady Sutton

Grady SuttonHomer Quimby

Donivee LeeBetty Morton

Harry Hayden

Harry HaydenJudge Shipman

Torben Meyer

Torben MeyerDr. Dahlmeyer

Victor Potel

Victor PotelFirst Dental Patient

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallSenator Borland

Crew

Preston Sturges

Preston SturgesScreenplay

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Artist

Victor Young

Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

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