The Doctor's Secret (1930 film)

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The Doctor's Secret
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Directed by John W. Brunius
Written by Per Stille
Based onHalf an Hour by J. M. Barrie
Starring Ivan Hedqvist
Pauline Brunius
Olof Sandborg
Production
company
Distributed byFilm AB Paramount
Release date
  • 4 November 1930 (1930-11-04)
Running time
65 minutes
CountriesSweden
United States
Language Swedish

The Doctor's Secret (Swedish: Doktorns hemlighet) is a 1930 drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Ivan Hedqvist, Pauline Brunius and Olof Sandborg. [1] It was produced and distributed by the Swedish subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the company's Joinville Studios. It was one of a large number of multiple-language versions shot at Joinville during the early years of the sound era. It is a Swedish-language remake of the Hollywood film The Doctor's Secret , based on the play Half an Hour by J.M. Barrie. It is now considered to be a lost film. [2]

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Synopsis

Lillian Gardner is unhappily married to a wealthy businessman. She meets another man and falls in love, planning to elope with him, but he is killed in a car accident.

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References

  1. Sadoul p.32
  2. "Lost sound films".

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