Doctor Bull

"As Great - As Human - As 'State Fair'"

Sep 22 1933 Passed 1h 17m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regarded small-town physician who often prescribes a healthy dose of common sense! But when Bull begins dating a widow (Vera Allen), the local gossips misconstrue the story. To make matters worse, Bull's plainspoken manner earns him an enemy in the wealthy owner of a nearby construction camp. But once it's learned that the camp has caused illness by polluting the local water supply, the good doctor steps in to try to restore the town's health - and his reputation!

Plot

Dr. Bull is an old-fashioned country doctor whose affair with the widow Janet Cardmaker is creating waves in the small town where he practices. When there is a mysterious outbreak of typhoid which the doctor is slow in reacting to, it all comes to a head. The townspeople hold an emergency meeting and decide to give Dr. Bull the sack and bring in a new doctor. Dr. Bull must find a way to save his job, his reputation, and a young man's life, whom all other practitioners have written off as a permanent invalid.

Written by

James Gould Cozzens, Paul Green, Philip Klein

Directed by

John Ford

Cast

Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Vera Allen

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
801
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA