Doctor at Large (1957)
Overview
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).
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2329 |
Directed By
Ralph Thomas
Crew
Bruce Montgomery
Nicholas Phipps
Ralph Thomas
Richard Gordon
Betty E. Box
Ernest Steward
Frederick Wilson
Charles Van der Goor
TOP CAST
Dirk Bogarde
Dr Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow
Dr Joy Gibson
Donald Sinden
Dr Tony Benskin
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Shirley Eaton
Nurse Nan McPherson
Michael Medwin
Dr. Charles Bingham
Derek Farr
Dr. Erasmus Potter-Shine
Lionel Jeffries
Dr. Hatchett
Athene Seyler
Lady Hawkins
Noel Purcell
Padre
George Coulouris
Pascoe
Anne Heywood
Emerald
Barbara Murray
Kitty
Mervyn Johns
Smith
Dilys Laye
Mrs. Jasmine Hatchett
Terence Longdon
George
Maureen Pryor
Mrs. Dalton
Ernest Thesiger
Examiner
Geoffrey Keen
Examiner
Martin Benson
Maharajah of Rhanda
John Chandos
O'Malley
Edward Chapman
Wilkins
Judith Furse
Mrs. Digby
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Wilkins
Ernest Jay
Charles Hopcroft
Harry Locke
Porter
A.E. Matthews
Duke of Skye and Lewes
Guy Middleton
Major Porter
Dandy Nichols
Lady in Outpatients Dept.
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