The Doctor's Secret (1930 film)

The Doctor's Secret
The Doctor's Secret
Directed by	John W. Brunius
Written by	Per Stille
Based on	Half an Hour by J. M. Barrie
Starring	Ivan Hedqvist ; Pauline Brunius ; Olof Sandborg
Production; company	Les Studios Paramount
Distributed by	Film AB Paramount
Release date	4 November 1930;
Running time	65 minutes
Countries	Sweden ; United States
Language	Swedish

The Doctor's Secret (Swedish: Doktorns hemlighet) is a 1930 drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Ivan Hedqvist, Pauline Brunius and Olof Sandborg.^[1] It was produced and distributed by the Swedish subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the company's Joinville Studios. It was one of a large number of multiple-language versions shot at Joinville during the early years of the sound era. It is a Swedish-language remake of the Hollywood film The Doctor's Secret, based on the play Half an Hour by J.M. Barrie. It is now considered to be a lost film.^[2]

Synopsis

Lillian Gardner is unhappily married to a wealthy businessman. She meets another man and falls in love, planning to elope with him, but he is killed in a car accident.

Cast

Ivan Hedqvist as Doctor Bolton
Pauline Brunius as Lady Lillian Gardner
Olof Sandborg as Richard Gardner
Hugo Björne as Hugo Paton
Erik Berglund as Mr. Redding
Märta Ekström as Mrs. Redding
Anne-Marie Brunius as Annie
Ragna Broo-Juter as Mary

References

^ Sadoul p.32
^ "Lost sound films".

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Sadoul, Georges. Dictionary of Film Makers. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

The Doctor's Secret at IMDb

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[1] Sadoul p.32

[2] "Lost sound films".

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