Alias the Doctor (1932)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Lloyd Bacon
Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Emric Foeldes (play)
Houston Branch (screenplay)
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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erville Alderson	...	Professor at the university (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow	...	The Professor (uncredited)
Harry Beresford	...	Dr. Schwarz (uncredited)
Frederick Burton	...	President of the university (uncredited)
Allan Cavan	...	Medical board member (uncredited)
Wallis Clark	...	Dr. Kleinschmidt (uncredited)
Max Davidson	...	Anna's landlord (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier	...	Autopsy surgeon (uncredited)
Claire Dodd	...	Mrs. Beverly (uncredited)
Robert Farfan	...	Franz, Lottie's friend (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham	...	Girl with broken arm (uncredited)
Sherry Hall	...	Gallery observor (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer	...	Anna's landlady (uncredited)
Arnold Lucy	...	The deacon (uncredited)
Harold Waldridge	...	Willie, Karl's student (uncredited)

Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Michael Curtiz

Writing credits
Emric Foeldes		(play "A Kuruzslo")
Houston Branch		(screenplay)
Charles Kenyon		(dialogue)

Original Music by
Bernhard Kaun		(uncredited)
Sam Perry		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Barney McGill		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Frank Magee		(as Frank McGee)
William Holmes		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Anton Grot

Sound Department
Charles David Forrest	....	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mack Elliott	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Kenneth Green	....	second camera operator (uncredited)
William P. Whitley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra

Other crew
Dr. Harry Martin	....	technical director

Production Companies

• First National Pictures
• Vitaphone Corporation, The (as Vitaphone)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1932) (USA) (theatrical) (uncredited)
• First National Pictures (1932) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Vitaphone Orchestra  music performed by

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