| Miss Susie Slagle's | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Berry |
| Produced by | John Houseman |
| Written by | Hugo Butler Anne Froelich Adrian Scott Theodore Strauss |
| Story by | Augusta Tucker (Novel) |
| Starring | Veronica Lake Sonny Tufts Lillian Gish |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Editing by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 6 February 1946 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Miss Susie Slagle's is a 1946 film directed by John Berry. It was based on the popular novel by Augusta Tucker. The film was Berry's directorial debut and first starring role for Joan Caulfield.[1]
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A nursing student falls in love with a young medical intern in 1910 Baltimore, but their lives start to fall apart when he catches a deadly disease.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Veronica Lake | Nan Rogers |
| Sonny Tufts | Pug Prentiss |
| Joan Caulfield | Margaretta Howe |
| Lillian Gish | Miss Susie Slagle |
| Lloyd Bridges | Silas Holmes |
| Bill Edwards | Elijah Howe, Jr. |
| Billy De Wolfe | Ben Mead |
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times thought the film was flawed but decent:
| “ | One would refrain from recommending Miss Susie Slagle's as a fine drama of medical school. But it is a cheerful, nostalgic and personally engaging little picture of fabricated life.[2] | ” |
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