Miss Susie Slagle's
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| 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 |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (original), Universal Pictures (current) |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| 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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Plot summary
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.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
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| 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 |
Critical reception
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times thought the film was flawed but decent:
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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]
Radio adaptation
Miss Susie Slagle's was presented on Lux Radio Theatre October 21, 1946. Caulfield reprised her role from the film, and William Holden co-starred.[3]
