The Great Moment (1944)
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Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!
The biography of Dr.W.T.Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.
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Joel McCreaWilliam Thomas Green Morton
Betty FieldElizabeth Morton
Harry CareyProfessor John C. Warren
William DemarestEben Frost
Louis Jean HeydtDr. Horace Wells
Julius TannenDr. Charles T. Jackson
Edwin MaxwellVice-President of Medical Society
Porter HallPresident Franklin Pierce
Franklin PangbornDr. Heywood
Grady SuttonHomer Quimby
Harry HaydenJudge Shipman
Torben MeyerDr. DahlmeyerKeywords
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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBiography · Boston Massachusetts · DentistDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference271942Actor preference139707 · 299502 · 239917
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What is The Great Moment about?
The biography of Dr.W.T.Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.
How long is The Great Moment?
The Great Moment has a runtime of 83 minutes.