The Love Doctor

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The Love Doctor
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Directed by Melville W. Brown
Screenplay by Guy Bolton
Herman J. Mankiewicz (titles)
J. Walter Ruben
Based onThe Boomerang
by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes
Produced by B. P. Schulberg
J.G. Bachmann
Starring Richard Dix
June Collyer
Morgan Farley
Miriam Seegar
Winifred Harris
Lawford Davidson
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Edited by Otto Ludwig
Music by Karl Hajos
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1929 (1929-10-05)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Love Doctor is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Guy Bolton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith. The film stars Richard Dix, June Collyer, Morgan Farley, Miriam Seegar, Winifred Harris, and Lawford Davidson. The film was released on October 5, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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It was previously filmed as a silent film in 1925, The Boomerang , starring Anita Stewart.

Plot

Cast

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References

  1. "The Love Doctor". afi.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. "Movie Review - - DIX PLAYS "LOVE DOCTOR."; His Change From Usual Roles Well Received at the Paramount. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.