Doctor Rhythm | |
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Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
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Based on | The Badge of Policeman O'Roon by O. Henry |
Produced by | Emanuel Cohen |
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Edited by | Alex Troffey |
Music by | James V. Monaco |
Production company | Major Pictures Corporation |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.15 million[1] |
Doctor Rhythm is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, and Andy Devine.[2] Based on the 1907 short story The Badge of Policeman O'Roon by O. Henry,[3] the film is about a doctor who pretends to be a policeman assigned as the bodyguard of a wealthy matron, whose beautiful niece becomes the object of his affections. The film features the songs "On the Sentimental Side" and "My Heart Is Taking Lessons".