The Love Doctor | |
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Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
Screenplay by | Guy Bolton Herman J. Mankiewicz (titles) J. Walter Ruben |
Based on | The 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 by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
It was previously filmed as a silent film in 1925, The Boomerang , starring Anita Stewart.
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