Alias the Doctor (1932)

Directors:

Lloyd Bacon
Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Emric Foeldes (play)
Houston Branch (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 March 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine...

Plot Keywords:

Adopted Son | Hospital | Adoption | Alcoholic | Austria

Cast

Richard Barthelmess	...	Karl Brenner
Marian Marsh	...	Lotti Brenner
Norman Foster	...	Stephan Brenner
Adrienne Dore	...	Anna
Lucille La Verne	...	Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother (as Lucille LaVerne)
Oscar Apfel	...	Keller
John St. Polis	...	Dr. Niergardt
George Rosener	...	Dr. Franz von Bergman

Runtime:

61 min | UK:69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate number not assigned at release)

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

Several actors are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but do not appear in the movie. These are (with their character names): Boris Karloff (autopsy surgeon), Claire Dodd (Mrs. Beverly) and Reginald Barlow (professor of the university). Karloff was replaced by Nigel De Brulier when he was not available for retakes and the British censors objected to the gruesomeness of his scenes.

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of Cas du docteur Brenner, Le (1933)

Soundtrack:

Academic Festival Overture in C, Opus 80