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Dark Delusion

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Dark Delusion
Directed byWillis Goldbeck
Written byJack Andrews
Harry Ruskin
Max Brand (characters)
Produced byWillis Goldbeck
Carey Wilson
StarringJames Craig
Lionel Barrymore
Lucille Bremer
CinematographyCharles Rosher
Edited byGene Ruggiero
Music byDavid Snell
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 25, 1947 (1947-06-25)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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

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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

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Reception

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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

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  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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