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Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

5,7 /10 (25 Votes)
1957 EN 104 min

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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Release date

26/03/1957

Votes

25

Popularity

0.9

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

104 min

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Dr. Simon Sparrow

Muriel Pavlow

Muriel Pavlow

Joy Gibson

Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Dr. Tony Benskin

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Sir Lancelot Spratt

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Nurse Nan MacPherson

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

Dr. Erasmus Potter-Shine

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Dr. Charlie Bingham

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Maharajah of Branda

John Chandos

John Chandos

O'Malley

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr. Wilkins

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Pascoe

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

Mrs. Digby

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Wilkins

Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood

Emerald

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Ernest Jay

Sir Charles Hopcroft

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Dr. Hampton Hatchet

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Mr. Smith

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Examiner

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Dilys Laye

Mrs. Jasmine Hatchet

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Harry Jessup

Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon

George

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Duke of Skye and Lewes

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Major Porter

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Kitty

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Law

Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps

Mr. Wayland

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Sam

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Maureen Pryor

Mrs. Dalton

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Padre

George Relph

George Relph

Dr. Farquarson

Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Lady Hawkins

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Waiter at Hotel

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Examiner

Michael Trubshawe

Michael Trubshawe

Colonel Graves

Freda Bamford

Freda Bamford

Eva's Mother (uncredited)

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Abe Barker

Old Ives (uncredited)

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Eddie Boyce

Surgeon (uncredited)

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Dennis Carnell

Anaesthetist (uncredited)

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Tony Castleton

Medical Student (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Police Constable (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Patient (uncredited)

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Peggy Ann Clifford

Large French Swimmer (uncredited)

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Campbell Cotts

Butler (uncredited)

Junia Crawford

Junia Crawford

Girl on Boat (uncredited)

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Reggie de Beer

Surgeon (uncredited)

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Jack Dearlove

Medical Student (uncredited)

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Chick Fowles

Passerby (uncredited)

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Richard Gordon

George Stubbins (uncredited)

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Victor Harrington

House Surgeon (uncredited)

Douglas Ives

Douglas Ives

Elephant Keeper (uncredited)

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Gertrude Kaye

Outpatient (uncredited)

June Laverick

June Laverick

Secretary (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Dustman with Cyst (uncredited)

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

Man (uncredited)

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Haymaking Farmer (uncredited)

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John Pike

Haymaking Farmer's Son (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Ernest (uncredited)

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Carol Richmond

Eva (uncredited)

Beth Rogan

Beth Rogan

Clerk (uncredited)

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Barbara Roscoe

Haymaking Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

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Arthur Sandifer

Barman (uncredited)

Jean St. Clair

Jean St. Clair

Oona (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Student Doctor (uncredited)

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Vi Stevens

Outpatient (uncredited)

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Graham Tonbridge

Surgeon (uncredited)

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Molly Urquhart

Mrs. Ives (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-04

⭐ 5

This third outing for our now qualified doctors has largely lost it's sting. Though many of the original cast have remained, there is far too much dialogue, way too many characters and the original stalwarts - Dirk Bogarde ("Sparrow"); James Robertson Justice ("Sir Lancelot") and Muriel Pavlow ("Joy") just don't feature enough as the story offers us some ever increasingly ridiculous scenarios. We even have an elephant! It's too long too, perhaps it could be tightened up by fifteen or twenty minutes, and the wordy chatter could really do with similar treatment too. It's fine, but the joke is re…

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