The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)
The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Movie: The Doctor Takes a Wife
Top 10 Billed Cast
June Cameron
Dr. Timothy Sterling
John Pierce
Marilyn Thomas
Dr. Lionel Sterling
Slapcovitch
O'Brien
Jean Rovere
Dr. Streeter
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A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Release Date
1940-04-25
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6.8
Rating:
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The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!
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