Overview
Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does badly. But when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
Crew
DirectorKing Vidor
WriterFrank Wead, Ian Dalrymple, Elizabeth Hill
Cast
Robert Donat
Dr. Andrew Manson
Rosalind Russell
Christine Manson
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Philip Denny
Rex Harrison
Dr. Frederick Lawford
Emlyn Williams
Owen
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Toppy LeRoy
Francis L. Sullivan
Ben Chenkin
Mary Clare
Mrs. Orlando
Cecil Parker
Dr. Charles Every
Nora Swinburne
Mrs. Thornton
Edward Chapman
Joe Morgan
Athene Seyler
Lady Raebank
Felix Aylmer
Mr. Boon
Joyce Bland
Nurse Sharp
Percy Parsons
Mr. Stillman
Dilys Davies
Mrs. Page
Basil Gill
Doctor Page
Joss Ambler
Dr. A.H. Llewellyn
Cameron Hall
Man Who Buys Microscope (uncredited)
Bryan Herbert
Husband Whose Wife Has Typhoid (uncredited)
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Keywords
walesdoctormining town
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026