Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

1954
1h 32min

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.

Doctor in the House

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The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
    Released
    23 March 1954
    Runtime
    1h 32min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    The Rank Organisation
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow
Muriel Pavlow
Nurse Joy Gibson
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Richard Grimsdyke
Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Tony Benskin
Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall
Isobel Minster
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Donald Houston
Donald Houston
Taffy Evans
Suzanne Cloutier
Suzanne Cloutier
Stella
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
Briggs
Jean Taylor Smith
Jean Taylor Smith
Sister Virtue
Nicholas Phipps
Nicholas Phipps
Magistrate
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Dean
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey
Demonstrator at Pedal Machine
Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Rigor Mortis
Gudrun Ure
Gudrun Ure
May
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Jessup
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Policeman
Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
Dr. Parrish
Maureen Pryor
Mrs. Cooper
George Benson
George Benson
Lecturer on Drains
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton
Millicent "Milly" Groaker
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Elderly Examiner
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Groaker
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
Medical Equipment Salesman
Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell
Padre (uncredited)
Amy Veness
Amy Veness
Grandma Cooper (uncredited)
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Carol White
Carol White
Girl (uncredited)
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