Should a Doctor Tell? (1930 film)

Should a Doctor Tell? is a 1930 British drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Basil Gill, Norah Baring and Maurice Evans.[1] The screenplay concerns a doctor who agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, which would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.

Should a Doctor Tell?
Directed byH. Manning Haynes
Written by
Produced byS.W. Smith
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Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
  • 26 September 1930 (1930-09-26)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was produced as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios by British Lion.[2]

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Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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