Dark Delusion
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Directed by | Willis Goldbeck |
Written by | Jack Andrews Harry Ruskin Max Brand (characters) |
Produced by | Willis Goldbeck Carey Wilson |
Starring | James Craig Lionel Barrymore Lucille Bremer |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
Edited by | Gene Ruggiero |
Music by | David Snell |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $875,000[1] |
Box office | $718,000[1] |
Dark Delusion is a 1947 American drama film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Lionel Barrymore, and Lucille Bremer. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the last film in the Dr. Kildare film series which stretched back to 1937.
Plot
[edit]Dr. Gillespie asks a young surgeon, Dr. Tommy Coalt, to go to the small town of Bayhurst to replace a local doctor while he is on assignment to the Occupation effort in post-World War II Europe. There, Coalt is asked to sign mental-health commitment papers on a beautiful young socialite, Cynthia Grace. Coalt thinks there is something amiss, and begins his own investigation.
Cast
[edit]- Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- James Craig as Dr. Tommy Coalt
- Lucille Bremer as Cynthia Grace
- Jayne Meadows as Mrs. Selkirk
- Warner Anderson as Teddy Selkirk
- Henry Stephenson as Dr. Evans Biddle
- Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd
- Keye Luke as Dr. Lee Wong How
- Art Baker as Dr. Sanford Burson
- Lester Matthews as Wyndham Grace
- Marie Blake as Sally
- Ben Lessy as Napoleon
- Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Rowland
- Nell Craig as Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
- George Reed as Conover
- Mary Currier as Nurse Workman
Reception
[edit]According to MGM records, the movie was not a hit, earning $475,000 in the US and Canada and $243,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $448,000.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1947 films
- 1947 drama films
- 1940s mystery drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American mystery drama films
- Films about surgeons
- Films directed by Willis Goldbeck
- Films set in New York City
- Films set in hospitals
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films scored by David L. Snell
- Mystery film stubs