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Director:

King Vidor

Writers:

A.J. Cronin (novel)
Ian Dalrymple (writer) ...
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Contact:

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Release Date:

18 January 1939 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Secrets of a doctor as told by a doctor!

Plot:

Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins more

User Comments:

Great acting, philosophical writing, and direction more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Donat ... Dr. Andrew Manson

Rosalind Russell ... Christine Manson
Ralph Richardson ... Dr. Philip Denny

Rex Harrison ... Dr. Frederick Lawford
Emlyn Williams ... Owen
Penelope Dudley-Ward ... Toppy LeRoy (as Penelope Dudley Ward)
Francis L. Sullivan ... Ben Chenkin (as Francis Sullivan)
Mary Clare ... Mrs. Orlando
Cecil Parker ... Charles Every
Nora Swinburne ... Mrs. Thornton
Edward Chapman ... Joe Morgan
Athene Seyler ... Lady Raebank
Felix Aylmer ... Mr. Boon
Joyce Bland ... Nurse Sharp
Percy Parsons ... Richard Stillman
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Additional Details

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #4591)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Elizabeth Allan was announced as leading lady, and sued M.G.M. when she was replaced by Rosalind Russell more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) more


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Great acting, philosophical writing, and direction, 14 May 2001
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Author: rollo_tomaso (rollo_tomaso@excite.com) from New York, NY

Donat was never better, and the supporting cast is excellent all the way with no false notes. The period and its concerns and constraints are captured perfectly. This is the kind of philosophical statement movies that did well in the 30's and 40's but later became a lost art. This is worth seeing by young and old alike.

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