The Great Moment 80 years old
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.
Credits
The Great Moment Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Porter Hall He was 55, 65 years old when he died | as President Franklin Pierce |
| Franklin Pangborn He was 55, 69 years old when he died | as Dr. Heywood |
| Joel McCrea He was 38, 84 years old when he died | as William Thomas Green Morton |
| Edwin Maxwell He was 58, 62 years old when he died | as Vice-President of Medical Society |
| Harry Carey He was 66, 69 years old when he died | as Professor John C. Warren |
| William Demarest He was 52, 91 years old when he died | as Eben Frost |
| Betty Field She was 31, 60 years old when she died | as Elizabeth Morton |
| Julius Tannen He was 64, 84 years old when he died | as Dr. Charles T. Jackson (as Julian Tannen) |
| Louis Jean Heydt He was 41, 56 years old when he died | as Dr. Horace Wells |
The Great Moment Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 59 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Buddy G. DeSylva as Executive Producer. He was 49 (55) years old when He died | Production |
| Victor Milner as Director of Photography. He was 50 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| Stuart Gilmore as Editor. He was 35 (62) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ernst Fegté as Art Direction. He was 43 (76) years old when He died | Art |
| Stephen Seymour as Set Decoration. He was 24 (53) years old when He died | Art |
The Great Moment (80 years)
Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!
- Release day: Tuesday, July 18, 1944
- Runtime: 83 minutes