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The Great Moment (1944) · Cineora

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A PRESTON STURGES FILM

The Great Moment

19441h 23mNRMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb6.3/ 10 · 1.2K votes

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.

Funny
Feel-good
Uplifting
True story
Period piece
Ambition

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Gentle
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for family night, a quick watch and a comfort rewatch.

DirectorPreston Sturges

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.9 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

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

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