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Lääkärin salaisuus

Original title: Alias the Doctor
  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Richard Barthelmess in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the rap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does a brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.
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Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's... Read allKarl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the rap and three years in pr... Read allKarl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the rap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and h... Read all

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
308
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POPULARITY
183,433
21,839
  • Directors
    • Michael Curtiz
    • Lloyd Bacon(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Imre Földes(play "A Kuruzslo")
    • Houston Branch(screenplay)
    • Charles Kenyon(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Barthelmess
    • Marian Marsh
    • Norman Foster
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Michael Curtiz
    • Lloyd Bacon(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Imre Földes(play "A Kuruzslo")
    • Houston Branch(screenplay)
    • Charles Kenyon(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Barthelmess
    • Marian Marsh
    • Norman Foster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Nigel De Brulier in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Adrienne Dore in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Norman Foster and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Adrienne Dore in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Marian Marsh and George Rosener in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Michael Curtiz and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess and Betty Jane Graham in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess and Marian Marsh in Lääkärin salaisuus (1932)

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    Richard Barthelmess
    Richard Barthelmess
    • Karl Brenner
    Marian Marsh
    Marian Marsh
    • Lotti Brenner
    Norman Foster
    Norman Foster
    • Stephan Brenner
    Adrienne Dore
    Adrienne Dore
    • Anna
    Lucille La Verne
    Lucille La Verne
    • Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother
    • (as Lucille LaVerne)
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Keller
    John St. Polis
    John St. Polis
    • Dr. Niergardt
    George Rosener
    George Rosener
    • Dr. Franz von Bergman
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Professor at the University
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • The Professor
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Beresford
    Harry Beresford
    • Dr. Schwarz
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Burton
    Frederick Burton
    • President of the University
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Cavan
    Allan Cavan
    • Medical Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    • Dr. Kleinschmidt
    • (uncredited)
    Nigel De Brulier
    Nigel De Brulier
    • Autopsy Surgeon
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Dodd
    Claire Dodd
    • Mrs. Beverly
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Farfan
    • Franz - Lottie's Friend
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Jane Graham
    Betty Jane Graham
    • Girl with Broken Arm
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Michael Curtiz
      • Lloyd Bacon(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Imre Földes(play "A Kuruzslo")
      • Houston Branch(screenplay)
      • Charles Kenyon(dialogue)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      When Karl turns out the lights in his student flat after receiving a noise complaint, the light coming through the frosted window is turned on a beat too late.
    • Alternate versions
      Boris 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. Reportedly, only some of the prints were changed (including the print shown on the Turner Classic Movies channel), so that other prints may exist with Karloff in the cast.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Le cas du docteur Brenner (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Academic Festival Overture in C, Opus 80
      (1880) (uncredited)

      Written by Johannes Brahms

      Lyricist unknown

      Played at the medical school graduation and sung by the graduates

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Teaching tool
    This could be used in a film class to demonstrate how to make a perfect one-hour movie. All the elements combine brilliantly:

    • The expressionistic design of Anton Grot

    • The "telling" visual style of directors Michael Curtiz and Lloyd Bacon. The final operation alone is as perfectly shot as the shower scene in "Psycho."

    • The acting. Richard Barthelmess shows why he was the best pre-Code actor; Lucile LaVerne is a revelation to me; and everyone else in smaller parts does a bang-up job.

    Also interesting as a display of state-of-the-art medicine in the early 1930's.
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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1932 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alias the Doctor
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $371,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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