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The Great Moment

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1944 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of anyone who likes knowing it really happened and fans of a well-timed joke. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
  • Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    71% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Preston Sturges

  • Joel McCreaWilliam Thomas Green Morton
  • Betty FieldElizabeth Morton
  • Harry CareyProfessor John C. Warren
  • William DemarestEben Frost
  • Louis Jean HeydtDr. Horace Wells
  • Julius TannenDr. Charles T. Jackson
  • Edwin MaxwellVice-President of Medical Society
  • Porter HallPresident Franklin Pierce
  • Franklin PangbornDr. Heywood
  • Grady SuttonHomer Quimby