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Play Time: 104 mins
Comedy, Romance
Doctor at Large

Overview:
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).

Status: Released (1957-03-26)
Awards:1 nomination
Screen:Richard Gordon, Nicholas Phipps
Productions: The Rank Organisation
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
Doctor at Large
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This third outing for our now qualified doctors has largely lost it's sting. Though many of the original cast have remained, there is far too much dialogue, way too many characters and the original stalwarts - Dirk Bogarde ("Sparrow"); James Robertson Justice ("Sir Lancelot") and Mur ....

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