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The Man Who Found Himself

Apr 2, 1937 · 1h 7m
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Drama

PLOT

Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passion for aviation to suit his stuffy father. When it is discovered that a passenger killed in a plane that Jim crashes was a married woman, the resulting scandal prompts the hospital to put Jim on probation. His pride wounded, Jim takes to the open road and enjoys the simpler life of a vagabond. In Los Angeles--where he is arrested for vagrancy and put to work on a road crew--Jim runs into old pal Dick Miller, who gets him a job as a mechanic for Roberts Aviation. But maintaining his anonymity becomes more difficult, particularly when a pretty nurse, Doris King, decides to make Jim's redemption her personal crusade.

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CAST

John Beal
Dr. James Stanton Jr.
Joan Fontaine
Doris King
Phillip Huston
Richard Miller
Jane Walsh
Barbara Reed
George Irving
Dr. James Stanton Sr.
Jimmy Conlin
Nosey Watson
Frank M. Thomas
Mr. Roberts
Diana Gibson
Helen Richards
Directed by Lew Landers

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Country
US

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