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The Great Moment is a 1944 biographical film written and directed by Preston Sturges. Based on the book Triumph Over Pain (1940) by René Fülöp-Miller, it tells the story of Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, a 19th-century Boston dentist who discovered the use of ether for general anesthesia.
The Great Moment: Directed by Preston Sturges. With Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest. 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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- Biography, Drama
- Preston Sturges
- 1944-09-06
The Great Moment with Joel McCrea 1944 - 1080p HD Film. The biography of Dr. W. T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted...
- 81 min
- 14.4K
- Cinema4Reel
The Great Moment (1944), Sturges' one movie of the period that wasn't an all-out comedy, changed all that. The film tells the true story of W.T.G. Morton, the Boston dentist generally credited with initiating the use of anesthetic in surgery.
- Preston Sturges, Edmund Bernoudy
- Joel Mccrea
Feb 12, 2022 · Preston Sturges’ 1944 biographical drama of medical discovery The Great Moment – made during the writer-director’s incredible run of comedies at Paramount Studios during the first half of the 1940s – comes to Blu-ray this February with key introductory discussions and informed contextualization from film historian Constantine Nasr, the ...
May 10, 2022 · The Great Moment. Rating: 2.5 of 5. Director Preston Sturges. Production Company Kino Lorber. Genre Classic Film , Drama , Biography. Cast Joel McCrea. Rating Not Rated. Release Date February 8, 2022. Duration 81 minutes.
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Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas! Overview. 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. Preston Sturges. Director, Screenplay. René Fülöp-Miller. Writer.
