The Great Moment 1944

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Preston Sturges
Written by: Preston Sturges & René Fülöp-Miller
Runtime: 83 minutes
Tagline: Paramount's escapist laugh tonic! Hilarious as a whiff of laughing gas!
Cast:
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
William Thomas Green Morton 
Betty Field
Betty Field
Elizabeth Morton 
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Professor John C. Warren 
William Demarest
William Demarest
Eben Frost 
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Dr. Horace Wells 
Julius Tannen
Julius Tannen
Dr. Charles T. Jackson