The Great Moment [Blu-ray]

Director: Preston Sturges Preston Sturges

Overview

Based on the true story of W. T. G. Morton, this biographical drama follows the career of young Boston dentist Morton (Joel McCrea) as he begins experimenting with the anesthetic effects of ether. His discovery eventually won him both wealth and fame.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2022
UPC:	0738329257699
Original Release:	1944
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:21:00
Sales rank:	31,648

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joel McCrea	William Thomas Green Morton
Betty Field	Elizabeth Morton,Young Mother
Harry Carey	Prof. John C. Warren
William Demarest	Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt	Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen	Dr. Jackson
Edwin Maxwell	V.P. Medical Society
Porter Hall	President Pierce,Senator Borland
Franklin Pangborn	Dr. Heywood
Grady Sutton	Homer Quinby
Donivee Lee	Betty Morton
Harry Hayden	Judge Shipman
Torben Meyer	Dr. Dahlmeyer
Victor Potel	Dental Patient
J. Farrell MacDonald	The Priest
Robert Dudley	Cashier-Charles
Robert Frandsen	Mr. Abbott
Reginald Sheffield	Young Father
Robert Greig	Morton's Butler
Sheila Sheldon	Servant Girl
Harry Rosenthal	Mr. Chamberlain
Frank Moran	Porter
Sig Arno	Whackpot
Roscoe Ates	Sign Painter
Al Bridge	Mr. Stone
Georgia Caine	Mrs. Whitman
Chester Conklin	Frightened Patient
Jimmy Conlin	Mr. Burnett
Byron Foulger	Morton's Office Manager
Esther Howard	Wells' Ugly Patient
Arthur Hoyt	Presidential Secretary
Arthur Hull	Mr. Whitman
Emory Parnell	Gruber, Glassware Shop Owner
Dewey Robinson	Colonel Lawson

Technical Credits

Preston Sturges	Producer,Director
Walter Oberst	Sound/Sound Designer