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Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

All the BARE FACTS and FIGURES That Add Up to a Young Medic's Love Life!

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ComedyRomance

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Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

26 March 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Dr Simon Sparrow

Muriel Pavlow

Muriel Pavlow

Dr Joy Gibson

Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Dr Tony Benskin

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Sir Lancelot Spratt

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Nurse Nan McPherson

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Dr. Charles Bingham

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

Dr. Erasmus Potter-Shine

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Dr. Hatchett

Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Lady Hawkins

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Padre

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Pascoe

Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood

Emerald

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Kitty

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Smith

Dilys Laye

Dilys Laye

Mrs. Jasmine Hatchett

Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon

George

Maureen Pryor

Maureen Pryor

Mrs. Dalton

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Examiner

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Examiner

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Maharajah of Rhanda

John Chandos

John Chandos

O'Malley

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Wilkins

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

Mrs. Digby

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Wilkins

Ernest Jay

Ernest Jay

Charles Hopcroft

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Porter

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Duke of Skye and Lewes

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Major Porter

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Lady in Outpatients Dept.

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