Poster for the movie The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944 • 83 minutes
ComedyDrama

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.

Picture of Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

William Thomas Green Morton

Picture of Betty Field

Betty Field

Elizabeth Morton

Picture of Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Professor John C. Warren

Picture of William Demarest

William Demarest

Eben Frost

Picture of Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. Horace Wells

Picture of Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen

Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Picture of Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Vice-President of Medical Society

Picture of Porter Hall

Porter Hall

President Franklin Pierce

Picture of Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Dr. Heywood

Picture of Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Homer Quimby

Picture of Donivee Lee

Donivee Lee

Betty Morton

Picture of Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Judge Shipman

Picture of Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Dr. Dahlmeyer

Picture of Victor Potel

Victor Potel

First Dental Patient

Picture of Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Senator Borland

Picture of J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

The Priest

Picture of Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)

Picture of Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Onlooker (uncredited)

Picture of Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)

Picture of Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Morton's Clinic Manager (uncredited)

Picture of Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)

Picture of Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Presidential Secretary (uncredited)