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Green Light

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Errol Flynn, Margaret Lindsay, and Anita Louise in Green Light (1937)
Medical DramaPsychological DramaDramaRomance

A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.

  • Director
    • Frank Borzage
  • Writers
    • Milton Krims
    • Lloyd C. Douglas
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Anita Louise
    • Margaret Lindsay
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    740
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Milton Krims
      • Lloyd C. Douglas
    • Stars
      • Errol Flynn
      • Anita Louise
      • Margaret Lindsay
    • 23User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast35

    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • Dr. Newell Paige
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Phyllis Dexter
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Frances Ogilvie
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Dean Harcourt
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • John Stafford
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Dr. Endicott
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Mrs. Dexter
    Erin O'Brien-Moore
    Erin O'Brien-Moore
    • Pat Arlen
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • Dr. Lane
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Dr. Booth
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Sheriff
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • Sheep Man
    Myrtle Stedman
    Myrtle Stedman
    • A Nurse
    St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
    St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
      Eddy Chandler
      Eddy Chandler
      • Policeman
      • (scenes deleted)
      Harvey Clark
      Harvey Clark
        Jim Farley
        Jim Farley
          Noel Kennedy
          • English Messenger Boy
          • (scenes deleted)
          • Director
            • Frank Borzage
          • Writers
            • Milton Krims
            • Lloyd C. Douglas
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          • Trivia
            The "spotted fever" being researched in this film is Rocky Mountain spotted fever. At the time of this picture, the mortality rate of this disease was upwards of 30%. It wasn't until the advent of the antibiotics tetracycline and chloramphenicol in the late 1940's that it could be effectively treated, reducing the mortality rate to under 0.5%.
          • Goofs
            When Paige rides up on his horse, it is more than obvious that it's stuntman, not Flynn. He dismounts to the right of the horse, but the next action cut showing Flynn has him in front of the animal, not on its side.
          • Quotes
            • Dr. Newell Paige: What would religion be without music?
            • Mrs. Dexter: There was religion long before there was music.
          • Crazy credits
            Opening credits are shown on the pages of a copy of Cosmopolitan Magazine, as a hand turns the pages.
          • Alternate versions
            The available video version in Argentina was lifted from an old 16mm print in English with Spanish subtitles. The credits were replaced with Spanish language translations.
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          Details

          • Release date
            • February 20, 1937 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • United States
          • Language
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Zeleno svetlo
          • Filming locations
            • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
          • Production companies
            • Cosmopolitan Productions
            • Warner Bros.
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          Box office

          • Budget
            • $513,000 (estimated)
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          Tech specs

          • Runtime
            • 1h 25m(85 min)
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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