Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1939-11-17
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Writers: Ian McLellan Hunter , Ring Lardner Jr. , Harvey Gates
Language: English
Stars: Jean Hersholt (1886–1956) , Dorothy Lovett , Robert Baldwin , Enid Bennett , Paul Harvey , Marcia Mae Jones , Jackie Moran , Maude Eburne , Frank Coghlan Jr. , Patsy Parsons
Runtime: 68 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Consciência de Médico (Brazil) , El doctor Christian en acción (Mexico) , Meet Dr. Christian (United States of America) , Sonho de uma Vida (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Meet Doctor Christian
Plot: In the first movie of the series, we are introduced to the kindly Dr. Christian (Hersholt), who runs the small clinic in the town of River's End. With the town growing, Dr. Christian petitions the mayor for money to build a new hospital. But the mayor believes the good Doctor is too old-fashioned, and wants to replace the doctor with a more "modern" medicine man, along with commissioning a new highway to be built through the town. When the mayor's young daughter is injured in an accident, Dr. Christian is able to perform extremely delicate surgery without having the correct medical instruments. The town counsil is so impressed with Dr. Christian that they not only allow him to keep his job, but have been convinced to build the new hospital.
IMDB:tt0031635