The Great Moment

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The Great Moment

6.2 | 1h23m | NR | en | Drama

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.

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6.2 | 1h23m | NR | en | Drama , Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Joel McCrea ,Betty Field ,Harry Carey

Director

Hans Dreier

Producted By

Paramount Pictures ,

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Cast

Joel McCrea

as William Thomas Green Morton

[1976] Mustang Country [1970] Cry Blood Apache [1962] Ride the High Country [1959] The Gunfight at Dodge City [1959] Wichita Town [1958] Cattle Empire [1958] Fort Massacre [1957] The Oklahoman [1957] Gunsight Ridge

Betty Field

as Elizabeth Morton

[1968] How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life [1966] 7 Women [1963] Marilyn [1962] Birdman of Alcatraz [1960] BUtterfield 8 [1956] Bus Stop [1955] Picnic [1945] The Southerner [1943] Flesh and Fantasy

Harry Carey

as Professor John C. Warren

[1948] Red River [1947] The Sea of Grass [1947] Angel and the Badman [1946] Duel in the Sun [1945] China's Little Devils [1943] Air Force [1943] Happy Land [1942] The Spoilers [1941] Parachute Battalion