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The Medicine Man (1933 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Medicine Man' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson, and Ben Welden.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024317/ IMDB entry]
It was produced at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company RKO Pictures.Chibnall p.274 The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.
Plot summary
A young man impersonates a doctor.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114132659/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/279343 BFI Database]
Cast
* Claud Allister as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
* Frank Pettingell as Amos Wells
* Pat Paterson as Gwendoline Wells
* Ben Welden as Joe Garbel
* Jeanne Stuart as Flossie
* Viola Compton as Mrs. Wells
* George Mozart as Sir Timothy Rugg
* Drusilla Wills as Boadicea Briggs
* Ronald Simpson as Dr. Wesley Primus
* Victor Stanley as Bitoff
* Syd Crossley as A Commissionaire
* Andreas Malandrinos as A Hotel Manager
* Betty Astell as Patient
* John Turnbull as Police Inspector
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film'. British Film Institute, 2007.
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