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The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940·1h 28m·Approved
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
1,178 votes

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.

The Doctor Takes a Wife is a 1940 romance comedy movie directed by Alexander Hall, starring Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 1,178 votes and runs 1h 28m.

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Director
Alexander Hall
Stars
Ray Milland
Reginald Gardiner
Gail Patrick
Loretta Young
Details
1940-07-18
88 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
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