Society Doctor

Society Doctor
Society Doctor
Directed by	George B. Seitz
Written by	Michael Fessier ; Laurence Stallings ; Samuel Marx
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard
Starring	Robert Taylor; Chester Morris; Virginia Bruce
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	Oscar Radin
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 25, 1935;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$153,000
Box office	$534,000

Society Doctor is a 1935 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Robert Taylor, Chester Morris, and Virginia Bruce. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was inspired by an unproduced play by Theodore Reeves.

Plot

In a hospital two doctors compete romantically for their colleague Madge Wilson, a nurse. When Doctor Morgan them is fired for taking an ethical stand in conflict yo his superior's tendency to indulge his wealthy clients, he decides to accept an offer to set up a private practice catering to high society. This offends Madge who sees him as being motivated by greed rather than principle and agrees to marry his friend Doctor Ellis even though she is in love with Morgan.

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $331,000 in the US and Canada and $203,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $187,000.^[1]

Cast

Chester Morris as Dr. Bill Morgan
Robert Taylor as Dr. Tommy 'Sprout' Ellis
Virginia Bruce as Madge Wilson
Billie Burke as Mrs. Crane
Raymond Walburn as Dr. Horace Waverly
Henry Kolker as Dr. Harvey
Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Kate Harrigan
William Henry as Frank Snowden
Mary Jo Mathews as Mary Roberts
Robert McWade as Harris Snowden
Donald Meek as Moxley
Louise Henry as Telephone Operator Gail
Johnny Hines as Hardy
Addison Richards as Pete Harrigan
Bobby Watson as Albright
Arthur Vinton as Butch McCarthy
James Flavin as Detective Ewing
Wade Boteler as Detective Grady
Eulalie Jensen as Mother McCarthy
Heinie Conklin as Oscar Horsemeyer
Inez Palange as Mrs. Esposito
Richard Tucker as McKenzie
Libby Taylor as Mercedes, Mrs. Crane's Maid
Isabelle Keith as Nurse
Lee Shumway as Doctor
Jean Chatburn as Receptionist

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study

External links

Society Doctor at TCMDB
Society Doctor at IMDb

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study

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