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The Doctor Takes a Wife
1 hour 28 minutes1940-04-25
6.9
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A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Cast
![Loretta Young](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vtpGjZpAK88rTTi9Y7VLGpMyt6m.jpg)
Loretta Young
June Cameron
![Ray Milland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nqZGSLa9jS92hYlmkacFXxYwB2Y.jpg)
Ray Milland
Dr. Timothy Sterling
![Reginald Gardiner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yufdzor5RheT4FYx1Ywm4mo2TlG.jpg)
Reginald Gardiner
John Pierce
![Gail Patrick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pss1c4bkQCgFGEaHV5r5Frsw9ft.jpg)
Gail Patrick
Marilyn Thomas
![Edmund Gwenn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9xUiHCycn0WsxqiqFjq2fI40FpQ.jpg)
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Lionel Sterling
![Frank Sully](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m3t0i0di4jDYReiBeYa11OCf05r.jpg)
Frank Sully
Slapcovitch
![Gordon Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vlYafNbXGrVA8wARI11Nm0gIuYi.jpg)
Gordon Jones
O'Brien
![Georges Metaxa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//baICMiZgGaetO0THDcpP4nrHck4.jpg)
Georges Metaxa
Jean Rovere
![Charles Halton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t3M7SJbcKxM2Nz7H46BAJ1A2MKm.jpg)
Charles Halton
Dr. Streeter
![Joseph Eggenton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joseph Eggenton
Dr. Nielson
![Paul McAllister](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sr6JSMuxCTve7sGqBcD5qGHN3oZ.jpg)
Paul McAllister
Dean Lawton
![Chester Clute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e7gTZGvxMoZ4P3947oW8mAmLamK.jpg)
Chester Clute
Johnson
![Hal K. Dawson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6WveIFSPuZM5ldxbuXHx2pD1gdA.jpg)
Hal K. Dawson
Charlie
![Edward Van Sloan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qZ9zAlgNlJ1vefUXb4KDVbC3kVh.jpg)
Edward Van Sloan
Burkhardt
![Helen Ainsworth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4bGILibOzaHO7QTmwjDhM1vOObn.jpg)
Helen Ainsworth
Amazon in Book Store (uncredited)
![Erville Alderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mlrduJuut47E82jiTsSw74LtY3i.jpg)
Erville Alderson
Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
![Dorothy Appleby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2SVGTgv49KS1XpzkW1u5DRNSBuh.jpg)
Dorothy Appleby
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
![Gertrude Astor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jjIoqFS6mmfZFlhX8pcBhPVzIBJ.jpg)
Gertrude Astor
Extra (uncredited)
![Irving Bacon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oFczw1DlGJ2p1wr4osdC2flX9qN.jpg)
Irving Bacon
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
![Don Beddoe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9NI9ofN3DlPCuhLhCdTiWYg8C0L.jpg)
Don Beddoe
Morning Express Reporter (uncredited)
![Henry Blair](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Henry Blair
Boy (uncredited)
![Harry C. Bradley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lpCeWZrezfcEKKsYBVvLtrOpe36.jpg)
Harry C. Bradley
Dapper Salesman (uncredited)
![Spencer Charters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mIx8iHZIGcGbB1hP80RV4vxBcrd.jpg)
Spencer Charters
Henry Quinn (uncredited)
![Catherine Courtney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Catherine Courtney
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
![Dix Davis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dix Davis
Boy (uncredited)
![Helen Davis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Davis
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
![Edgar Dearing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gD7Fd6ksHRGNnWFOw0qv9v8QVmd.jpg)
Edgar Dearing
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
![Vernon Dent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hIZai6jeEnoomMjlJm2bhHSQ15O.jpg)
Vernon Dent
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
![Claire Du Brey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e8WDoA2IhvjkFMZ2OEsr7PinZEe.jpg)
Claire Du Brey
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Edward Earle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//60swQLYVcXeBC2FheytJ8ebReSz.jpg)
Edward Earle
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Edward Gargan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gxufkPI5QRcZsMCWGaToCpcbNp0.jpg)
Edward Gargan
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
![Sumner Getchell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1TtqmwRAoy8HHcAmLgOhatg5kVk.jpg)
Sumner Getchell
Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
![Wesley Giraud](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wesley Giraud
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
![Jane Goude](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jane Goude
Mrs. Nielson (uncredited)
![Olin Howland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bufCe2EXNF3ZVm3GPTY9LyIWn7y.jpg)
Olin Howland
Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
![Jane Keckley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
![William Lally](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Lally
Deck Steward (uncredited)
![Charles Lane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ghyuQ8HoIY1ozRzbLGJNl2d1dz6.jpg)
Charles Lane
Reporter (uncredited)
![Bobby Larson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9BAYXKj8jGqoKfHBg4lDfXylYlU.jpg)
Bobby Larson
Boy (uncredited)
![Eddie Laughton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eddie Laughton
Photographer (uncredited)
![Ann Lee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ann Lee
Maid (uncredited)
![Ian Maclaren](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ian Maclaren
Professor (uncredited)
![Myra Marsh](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Myra Marsh
Lydia Johnson (uncredited)
![Frances Morris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frances Morris
University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)
![William Newell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ykA4ASS1IyxDR3691Gyt6c7l7RU.jpg)
William Newell
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
![Frank Orth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s8yUbtAu6wueQjDRncuSX6x6ZUt.jpg)
Frank Orth
New York Editor (uncredited)
![Renie Riano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cJ7JbpWddFgvuNC1cDghMFH4TOG.jpg)
Renie Riano
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
![Virginia Sale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9Ka6vcAlSu2jyFUiqdRiSfDqHex.jpg)
Virginia Sale
School Teacher (uncredited)
![Dorothy Anne Seese](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hmy77tNg3m7KdGzOAqB3FG2n3Gz.jpg)
Dorothy Anne Seese
Child (uncredited)
![Vera Steadman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jNvR4mKX19yF1WsvC26vWxHxVPp.jpg)
Vera Steadman
Extra (uncredited)
![Gertrude Sutton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q82Oyb9g8BancbcicR7MEcMKQDs.jpg)
Gertrude Sutton
Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
![Emma Tansey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Emma Tansey
Old Woman Sitting Outside of Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
![Carol Tevis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t5w2VplL8CHJL9Ua3xHpBnycBfQ.jpg)
Carol Tevis
Whiney Woman in Bookstore (uncredited)
![Charlotte Treadway](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charlotte Treadway
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
![Larry Wheat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rf5flpbljcYPr13ZAa9V5MKvAKn.jpg)
Larry Wheat
Party Guest (uncredited)
![John Wray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9s4mIx46i6LrWdpDMFwmBXzQr1V.jpg)