The Professor and the Madman
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Murray
Dr. William Chester Minor
Eliza Merrett
Muncie
Ada Murray
Charles Hall
Church
Benjamin Jowett
Henry Bradley
Dr. Richard Brayne
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