A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon ...
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Title: Dr. Cook's Garden (TV Movie 1971)
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Cast
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| Bing Crosby | ... | Dr. Leonard Cook | |
| Frank Converse | ... | Jimmy Tennyson | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Janey Rausch | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Thomas Barbour | ... | The Reverend |
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Fred Burrell | ... | Harry Bullitt |
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Staats Cotsworth | ... | Ted Rausch |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Elias Hart | |
| Bethel Leslie | ... | Essie Bullitt | |
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Abby Lewis | ... | Dora Ludlow |
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Carol Morley | ... | Mary Booth |
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Jordan Reed | ... | Billy |
| Helen Stenborg | ... | Ruth Hart | |
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A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon finds out that the old doctor isn't quite what he seems to be, and the young doctor finds his life in danger. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Good, kindly Dr. Cook loves his patients and his plants. But there are two things he can't abide - imperfect plants and imperfect people.Parents Guide:
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Jimmy Tennyson: I never really thought about it when I use to live here! But it's like someone put a fence around the town! Nice people live to a ripe old age and the mean ones all seem to die off!
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The original Broadway production of "Dr. Cook's Garden" opened at the Belasco Theater on Sept. 25, 1967 and ran for 8 performances closing on Spet. 30, 1967 starring Burl Ives as Dr. Cook, and Keir Dullea as young Dr. Tennyson. See more »Quotes
Janey Rausch: Maybe we do have that guardian angel!Jimmy Tennyson: I never really thought about it when I use to live here! But it's like someone put a fence around the town! Nice people live to a ripe old age and the mean ones all seem to die off!
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One of the amazing films of the ABC Tuesday Night at the Movies, Bing Crosby starts out as a Kervorkian style doctor but crosses the line as he begins to make judgments on who in his small town must live or die based on their conduct. Chilling and foretelling.