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The Country Doctor

  • 1936
  • Passed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
78
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Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
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A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for delivering his services in a lumber town until he delivers the Dionne quintuplets.A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for delivering his services in a lumber town until he delivers the Dionne quintuplets.A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for delivering his services in a lumber town until he delivers the Dionne quintuplets.

  • Director
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Sonya Levien
    • Charles E. Blake
  • Stars
    • The Dionne Quintuplets
    • Yvonne Dionne
    • Cecile Dionne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    78
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien
      • Charles E. Blake
    • Stars
      • The Dionne Quintuplets
      • Yvonne Dionne
      • Cecile Dionne
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Jane Darwell in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Jean Hersholt and Dorothy Peterson in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Henry King in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, June Lang, Michael Whalen, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, Jean Hersholt, June Lang, Dorothy Peterson, Michael Whalen, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, June Lang, Michael Whalen, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)

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    The Dionne Quintuplets
    The Dionne Quintuplets
    • The Wyatt Quintuplets
    Yvonne Dionne
    • Yvonne
    • (as Yvonne)
    Cecile Dionne
    • Cecile
    • (as Cecile)
    Marie Dionne
    • Marie
    • (as Marie)
    Annette Dionne
    • Annette
    • (as Annette)
    Emilie Dionne
    • Emelie
    • (as Emelie)
    Jean Hersholt
    Jean Hersholt
    • Dr. John Luke
    June Lang
    June Lang
    • Mary MacKenzie
    Slim Summerville
    Slim Summerville
    • Constable Jim Ogden
    Michael Whalen
    Michael Whalen
    • Tony Luke
    Dorothy Peterson
    Dorothy Peterson
    • Nurse Katherine Kennedy
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • MacKenzie
    Jane Darwell
    Jane Darwell
    • Mrs. Graham
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Asa Wyatt
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Dr. Paul Luke
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Sir Basil Crawford
    David Torrence
    David Torrence
    • Governor General
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Greasy
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien
      • Charles E. Blake
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    • Trivia
      Jean Hersholt was cast as the Doctor following the death of Will Rogers, who had signed to take the role.
    • Connections
      Followed by Reunion (1936)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock-a-Bye Baby
      (1886) (uncredited)

      Music by Effie I. Canning

      Played during the opening credits

      Reprised when the quintuplets are born and at the end

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    Queens of quints
    The first part of the movie is the most interesting ,the plot sometimes recalling that of AJ Cronin's "the citadel" (which King Vidor transferred to the screen in 1938 with Robert Donat):the main difference is that King's film takes place in Northern Canada and the other one in a mining town in GB .

    "The country doctor" is everything the title indicates: the life of a country doctor,devoted to his work,who often gets paid in chickens or in eggs ,who sometimes must cope with his patients' ungratefulness,who tries to urge the city chic people to do something about the plight of the country where "women deliver their children on the kitchen table".

    Quints generally did not survive at the time.That the doctor succeeded in saving all of them was a miracle in itself .All the ending of the movie is given over to the first year of these quints ,relagating the nephew's love affair and the city folks' selfishness to a position of secondary importance.
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    • May 1, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Doktorn, kom genast!
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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