Doctor in the House (film)
Doctor in the House is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Kenneth More, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston and James Robertson Justice. It was produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Gordon, and follows a group of students through medical school.
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
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| Based on | Doctor in the House by Richard Gordon |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
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| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Gerald Thomas |
| Music by | Bruce Montgomery |
Production company | Group Film Productions |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £97,000, £109,000, or £120,000 |
It was the most popular box office film of 1954 in Great Britain. Its success spawned six sequels, and also a television and radio series entitled Doctor in the House.
It made Dirk Bogarde one of the biggest British stars of the 1950s. James Robertson Justice appeared as the irascible chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, a role he would repeat in many of the sequels.
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