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Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Bernard Vorhaus
Writer : Ian McLellan Hunter, Ring Lardner, Jr., Harvey Gates

Synopsis

The first of six films in the "Dr. Christian" series, starring Jean Hersholt as a small town doctor trying to convince local officials to approve funds for a new hospital.

Actors

Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
Doctor Paul Christian
Dorothy Lovett
Dorothy Lovett
Judy Price
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
Roy Davis
Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones
Marilee
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
John Hewitt
Enid Bennett
Enid Bennett
Anne Hewitt
Jackie Moran
Jackie Moran
Don Hewitt
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Hastings
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Bud
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Minnows
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
Benson
Patsy Parsons
Patsy Parsons
Patsy Hewitt
John Kelly
John Kelly
Cass
Bobby Callahan
Bobby Callahan
Budd Buster
Budd Buster
City Council Member
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Patient in Waiting Room
James C. Morton
James C. Morton
City Council Member
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Gtant, City Council Member

Crews

Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus
Director
Ian McLellan Hunter
Ian McLellan Hunter
Screenplay
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Screenplay
Harvey Gates
Harvey Gates
Screenplay
Harvey Gates
Harvey Gates
Story
Robert Pittack
Robert Pittack
Director of Photography
Monroe Shaff
Monroe Shaff
Associate Producer
William Stephens
William Stephens
Producer
Edward Mann
Edward Mann
Editor
Bernard Herzbrun
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
William Bridgehouse
William Bridgehouse
Costume Design
Gordon Griffith
Gordon Griffith
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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