Directed by:
John BerryCinematography:
Charles LangComposer:
Daniele AmfitheatrofCast:
Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Joan Caulfield, Ray Collins, Billy De Wolfe, Bill Edwards, Lillian Gish, Morris Carnovsky, Lloyd Bridges, Roman Bohnen (more)Plots(1)
Based on the novel by Augusta Tucker, the provocatively titled Miss Susie Slagle's is actually a leisurely, sentimental story set in a turn-of-the-century boarding house. The title character, played by Lillian Gish, is the house's landlady, catering exclusively to young doctors and nurses in training. Miss Susie Slagle takes pride in the fact that not one of her boarders has ever failed medical school, but for a while it looks as though this perfect record will be spoiled by Elijah Howe Jr. (Bill Edwards), the seemingly irresponsible son of one of Susie's former tenants (Ray Collins). The bulk of the storyline is carried by med student Pug Prentiss (Sonny Tufts), who carries on a romance with Howe Jr.'s sister Margaretta (Joan Caulfield, in her film-starring debut). Flamboyant comic actor Billy DeWolfe is uncharacteristically restrained as pragmatic third-year student Ben Mead, though the script contrives to allow DeWolfe to do one of his celebrated female-impersonation routines! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Veronica Lake
USA
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Sonny Tufts
USA
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Joan Caulfield
USA
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Ray Collins
USA
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Billy De Wolfe
USA
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Bill Edwards
USA
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Lillian Gish
USA
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Morris Carnovsky
USA
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Lloyd Bridges
USA
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Roman Bohnen
USA
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Dorothy Adams
USA
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Ludwig Stössel
Austria-Hungary
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Bobby Driscoll
USA
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Damian O'Flynn
USA
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Pierre Watkin
USA
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Al Bridge
USA
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John Kellogg
USA
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William Challee
USA
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Cyril Ring
USA
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Milton Kibbee
USA
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