
TMDb Rating
5.6/10
24 verified votes
Doctor at Large (1957)
ComedyRomance
104 min
"All the BARE FACTS and FIGURES That Add Up to a Young Medic's Love Life!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
ComedyRomanceRalph ThomasDirk BogardeMuriel Pavlow1957
Director
Ralph Thomas
Top Cast
Dirk BogardeMuriel PavlowDonald SindenJames Robertson JusticeShirley Eaton
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