The Doctor's Secret (1931 film)

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The Doctor's Secret
Directed by Jack Salvatori
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Fernando Risi
Edited by Merrill G. White
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
September 1931
CountryUnited States
Language Italian

The Doctor's Secret (Italian: Il segreto del dottore) is a 1931 American drama film directed by Jack Salvatori and starring Soava Gallone, Lamberto Picasso and Alfredo Robert. [1] It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris, as the Italian-language version of Paramount Pictures's The Doctor's Secret (1929). A separate Swedish-language version had also been produced at Joinville. The film's sets were designed by Paolo Reni.

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