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6.6/10   411 votes
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Director:
Ralph Thomas
Writers:
Richard Gordon (adapted for the screen by)
Nicholas Phipps (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 February 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dirk Bogarde ... Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow ... Joy Gibson
Kenneth More ... Richard Grimsdyke
Donald Sinden ... Benskin
Kay Kendall ... Isobel
James Robertson Justice ... Lancelot Spratt
Donald Houston ... Taffy
Suzanne Cloutier ... Stella
George Coulouris ... Briggs
Jean Taylor Smith ... Sister Virtue
Nicholas Phipps ... Magistrate
Geoffrey Keen ... Dean
Martin Boddey ... Lecturer at pedal machine
Joan Sims ... Rigor Mortis
Gudrun Ure ... May (as Ann Gudrun)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
Company:
Group Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ernest Clark (Mr.Parrish) would later play Sir Geoffrey Loftus, a Sir Lancelot Spratt type character, in the TV sitcom version of this "Doctor in the House" (1969) and its various TV sequels. more
Quotes:
Lancelot Sprat: Alright, I've swallowed a doorknob. What would my symptoms be ?
Grimsdyke: A slight indigestion?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) more

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
My brief review of the film, 22 June 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

A fairly good watch, especially considering the number of flaws in the film, it mixes good dialogue with British mannerisms to create a reasonably amusing picture. The film has no real sense of time, with years passing but only feeling like months, and the characters all look too old to be fresh medical students, plus there are quite a few lame jokes. The Technicolor looks a bit too colourful to be natural too, though colour does suit the film more than black and white would have. As has been alluded to already, the film is still quite reasonable entertainment in spite of its shortcomings, and James Robert Justice gives a highly memorable performance, keeping it all buoyant whenever he is on screen.

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