Doctor in the House
6.5
1954-03-23
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
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The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
Released
1954-03-23
Runtime
92
Director
Ralph Thomas
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Language
English
Production
The Rank Organisation
Casts
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Muriel Pavlow
Muriel Pavlow
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Donald Houston
Donald Houston
Suzanne Cloutier
Suzanne Cloutier
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
Jean Taylor Smith
Jean Taylor Smith
Nicholas Phipps
Nicholas Phipps
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey
Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Gudrun Ure
Gudrun Ure
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
Maureen Pryor
Maureen Pryor
George Benson
George Benson
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell
Amy Veness
Amy Veness
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Carol White
Carol White