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The Great Moment

“Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!”

1944

1h 23m

Director: Preston Sturges

Writers: René Fülöp-Miller, Preston Sturges

Overview

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.

Cast

20 people

Photo of Joel McCrea as William Thomas Green Morton

Joel McCrea

William Thomas Green Morton

Photo of Betty Field as Elizabeth Morton

Betty Field

Elizabeth Morton

Photo of Harry Carey as Professor John C. Warren

Harry Carey

Professor John C. Warren

Photo of William Demarest as Eben Frost

William Demarest

Eben Frost

Photo of Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. Horace Wells

Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. Horace Wells

Photo of Julius Tannen as Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Julius Tannen

Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Photo of Edwin Maxwell as Vice-President of Medical Society

Edwin Maxwell

Vice-President of Medical Society

Photo of Porter Hall as President Franklin Pierce

Porter Hall

President Franklin Pierce

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