17 November 1939 Drama, Comedy 68 mins
The first of six films in the "Dr. Christian" series, starring Jean Hersholt as a small town doctor trying to convince local officials to approve funds for a new hospital.
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Jean Hersholt as Doctor Paul Christian
Dorothy Lovett as Judy Price
Robert Baldwin as Roy Davis
Marcia Mae Jones as Marilee
Paul Harvey as John Hewitt
Enid Bennett as Anne Hewitt
Jackie Moran as Don Hewitt
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Hastings
Frank Coghlan Jr. as Bud
Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Minnows
Eddie Acuff as Benson
Patsy Parsons as Patsy Hewitt
John Kelly as Cass
Budd Buster as City Council Member
Heinie Conklin as Patient in Waiting Room
Bernard Vorhaus Director
Ian McLellan Hunter Screenplay
Harvey Gates Story
Ring Lardner, Jr. Screenplay
Robert Pittack Director of Photography
Harvey Gates Screenplay
Edward Mann Editor
Gordon Griffith Assistant Director
William Bridgehouse Costume Design
Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Monroe Shaff Associate Producer
William Stephens Producer
United States 17 November 1939
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"A pleasant down-home entry which casts Hersholt as the title doctor in the mythical town of Rivers End Minnesota." - IMDb It is the first of six films based on the ...
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