The Carey Treatment

"You've never seen a doctor like Dr. Carey. He has a unique way of operating. It's called... The Carey Treatment."

Jul 2 1972 PG 1h 41m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.

Plot

Dr. Peter Carey is a pathologist at a Boston hospital. The daughter of the hospital's Chief of Staff dies after an illegal abortion goes wrong, and Carey's friend and colleague Dr. David Tao is accused of performing the abortion. Carey doesn't buy it, and so he digs deeper, angering the girl's father in the process. Questions abound: Who performed the abortion? Was the girl really pregnant? And what does it have to do with stolen morphine, blackmail attempts, and a mysterious and dangerous masseur?

Written by

Michael Crichton, John D.F. Black, Harriet Frank Jr.

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Geoffrey Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,864
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA