Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion is a 1947 American drama film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Lionel Barrymore, and Lucille Bremer. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the last film in the Dr. Kildare film series which stretched back to 1937.

Dark Delusion
Directed by	Willis Goldbeck
Written by	Jack Andrews Harry Ruskin Max Brand (characters)
Produced by	Willis Goldbeck Carey Wilson
Starring	James Craig Lionel Barrymore Lucille Bremer
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	Gene Ruggiero
Music by	David Snell
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 25, 1947 (1947-06-25)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$875,000[1]
Box office	$718,000[1]

Plot

Dr. Gillespie asks a young surgeon, Dr. Tommy Coalt, to go to the small town of Bayhurst to replace a local doctor while he is on assignment to the Occupation effort in post-World War II Europe. There, Coalt is asked to sign mental-health commitment papers on a beautiful young socialite, Cynthia Grace. Coalt thinks there is something amiss, and begins his own investigation.

Cast

• Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• James Craig as Dr. Tommy Coalt
• Lucille Bremer as Cynthia Grace
• Jayne Meadows as Mrs. Selkirk
• Warner Anderson as Teddy Selkirk
• Henry Stephenson as Dr. Evans Biddle
• Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd
• Keye Luke as Dr. Lee Wong How
• Art Baker as Dr. Sanford Burson
• Lester Matthews as Wyndham Grace
• Marie Blake as Sally
• Ben Lessy as Napoleon
• Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Rowland
• Nell Craig as Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
• George Reed as Conover
• Mary Currier as Nurse Workman

Reception

According to MGM records, the movie was not a hit, earning $475,000 in the US and Canada and $243,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $448,000.^[1]