The Country Doctor

1936

1h 35m

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A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.

Directors

Henry King

Writers

Charles E. Blake(story by)

Sonya Levien(screenplay by)

Stars

Jean Hersholt

Yvonne Dionne

Annette Dionne

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Jean Hersholt

Dr. John Luke

Yvonne Dionne

Yvonne, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Annette Dionne

Annette, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Cécile Dionne

Cécile, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Émilie Dionne

Émilie, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Marie Dionne

Marie, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Mary MacKenzie

Constable Jim Ogden

Tony Luke

Nurse Katherine Kennedy

MacKenzie

Mrs. Graham

Asa Wyatt

Dr. Paul Luke

Sir Basil Crawford

Governor General

Greasy

Mrs. Ogden

Directors

Henry King

Writers

Charles E. Blake(story by)

Sonya Levien(screenplay by)

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The first of three films with the Fab Five, this also launched a series for Hersholt, who plays the wise, dedicated doctor. As ‘Dr. Christian’ he would become a welcome figure, dispensing comforting wisdom to those in need. The running time is filled out by an uncompelling subplot about reckless aviator Whalen’s wooing of Lang, to the chagrin of gruff father, Barrat. Director King was an old hand at depicting idyllic scenes of hard country life, so handles the atmosphere expertly. The Quints arrive eventually for some candid scenes of their early domestic life. Unashamedly sentimental, this wowed audiences when released, it does show some of the hysterical carnival-like atmosphere that the births spawned as reporters, sightseers and religious figures convened on the little shack in the woods, hoping for a glimpse of children.

dennyjt15 Jan, 2024