The Great Moment [36497] Released: 1944-07-18 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 83 mins Popularity: 0.8938 Vote Average: 5.8 Vote Count: 19 Overview: 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. Cast [22] Joel McCreaWilliam Thomas G Betty FieldElizabeth Morton Harry CareyProfessor John C William DemarestEben Frost Louis Jean HeydtDr. Horace Wells Julius TannenDr. Charles T. J Edwin MaxwellVice-President o Porter HallPresident Frankl Franklin PangbornDr. Heywood Grady SuttonHomer Quimby Donivee LeeBetty Morton Harry HaydenJudge Shipman Torben MeyerDr. Dahlmeyer Victor PotelFirst Dental Pat Thurston HallSenator Borland J. Farrell MacDonaldThe Priest Roscoe AtesMorton's Sign Pa Hank BellOnlooker Franklyn FarnumMassachusetts Me Byron FoulgerMorton's Clinic Hank WordenMorton's Sign Pa Arthur HoytPresidential Sec Trailers