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United States. Language. English. The Man Who Found Himself, also known as Wings of Mercy, is a 1937 American aviation film based on the unpublished story "Wings of Mercy" by Alice B. Curtis. The film marked the first starring role for 19-year-old Joan Fontaine, who was billed as the "new RKO screen personality", highlighted following the end ...
- April 2, 1937
- Cliff Reid
- Max Steiner (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself: Directed by Lew Landers. With John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Phillip Huston, Jane Walsh. A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.
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- Drama
- Lew Landers
- 1937-04-02
Synopsis. 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.
- Lew Landers
- RKO Radio Pictures
The Man Who Found Himself. A young surgeon (John Beal) turns bearded hitchhiker; a young woman (Joan Fontaine) turns him back.
- Drama
- John Beal
- Lew Landers
The first of Fontaine's B's, and her first starring role, was The Man Who Found Himself (1937), in which, at age 20, she plays a flying field nurse - a role later to be reflected in Fontaine's real life when she worked as a nurse's aide during World War II.
Released April 2nd, 1937, 'The Man Who Found Himself' stars John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Phillip Huston, Jane Walsh The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 7 min, and received a user score...