You're the Doctor is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Barry K. Barnes, Googie Withers and Norma Varden.[1] The screenplay concerns a young woman who pretends to be ill to avoid going on a cruise with her parents, which leads to a series of confusions.
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Directed by | Roy Lockwood |
Written by | |
Produced by | A. George Smith |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | New Georgian |
Distributed by | British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was made at Isleworth Studios.[2]
Cast
edit- Barry K. Barnes as John Meriden
- Googie Withers as Helen Firmstone
- Norma Varden as Lady Beatrice
- Joan White as Jane
- Gus McNaughton as Kemp
- Paul Blake as Reggie Bissett
- James Harcourt as William Firmstone
- Margaret Yarde as Mrs Taggart
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Vicar
- Bruce Seton as Appleby
- Eliot Makeham as Prout
Critical reception
editTV Guide called the film a "Strained idea cleverly carried off."[3]
References
edit- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | YOU'RE THE DOCTOR (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Wood p.99
- ^ "You'Re The Doctor".
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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