The Man Who Found Himself (1937)

8.5/10 • 67 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

John Beal

Dr. James Stanton Jr.

Joan Fontaine

Doris King

Phillip Huston

Richard Miller

George Irving

Dr. James Stanton Sr.

Jimmy Conlin

Nosey Watson

Frank M. Thomas

Mr. Roberts

Diana Gibson

Helen Richards

Dwight Frye

Hysterical patient

Billy Gilbert

Fat hobo

Stanley Andrews

Insp. Grey

Matthew Betz

Hobo #1

Stanley Blystone

John

Wheaton Chambers

Man at Train Wreck

Eddy Chandler

Train Switchman

Dudley Clements

Doctor Giving Jim a Lift

George Cooper

Hobo

Alec Craig

Hobo

Sidney D'Albrook

Waiter

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