| Release Date: | Feb 1937 |
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| Genres: | Drama / Romance |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
| Cast: | Errol Flynn (Dr. Newell Paige), Anita Louise (Phyllis Dexter) Margaret Lindsay (Frances Ogilvie) Cedric Hardwicke (Dean Harcourt (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)) Walter Abel (Doctor John Stafford) Henry O'Neill (Dr. Endicott) Spring Byington (Mrs. Dexter) Erin O'Brien-Moore (Pat Arlen) Henry Kolker (Dr. Lane) Pierre Watkin (Dr. Booth) Granville Bates (Sheriff) Russell Simpson (Sheep Man) Myrtle Stedman (A Nurse) St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers (Choir (as St. Luke's Choristers)) Eddy Chandler (Policeman (scenes deleted)) Harvey Clark ((scenes deleted)) Jim Farley ((scenes deleted)) Noel Kennedy (English Messenger Boy (scenes deleted)) Milton Kibbee (Other Man (scenes deleted)) Lowden Adams (Endicott's Butler (uncredited)) Wade Boteler (Mickey, Traffic Cop (uncredited)) John Butler (Driver in Traffic (uncredited)) Lillian Elliott (Mrs. Crandall, Harcourt's Housekeeper...) Bess Flowers (Mrs. Dexter's Nurse (uncredited)) Sibyl Harris (Mrs. Crowder (uncredited)) Shirley Lloyd (Nurse (uncredited)) Lyle Moraine (Chauffeur (uncredited)) Miki Morita (Newell's Japanese Servant (uncredited)) James Pierce (Harcourt's Chauffeur (uncredited)) Sam Rice (Storekeeper (uncredited)) Louise Stanley (Hospital Switchboard Operator...) Jim Thorpe (Indian (uncredited)) Bill Wolfe ('Froghead', Man in Store (uncredited)) Douglas Wood (Hospital Board Chairman (uncredited)) |
Dr. Newell Paige is a dedicated surgeon and physician who is devoted to his patients and to the ethics of his profession. Covering for his mentor, Dr. Endicott, who is consumed by personal problems, Paige operates on a wealthy donor to the hospital, Mrs. Dexter. However, Dr. Endicott rushes in at the last moment and in his haste botches the surgery. Mrs. Dexter dies. An inquiry ensues and Dr. Endicott refuses to take or pass blame. The presumption of guilt then falls on Dr. Paige, who resigns rather than blame his mentor. By accident, Paige meets and falls in love with Mrs. Dexter's daughter Phyllis. When they each learn the other's true identity, Paige leaves rather than cause Phyllis pain, since she blames him for her mother's death. Paige travels to a rural settlement to join his friend Dr. Stafford in a dangerous experiment intended to eradicate spotted fever, which has decimated the local population. Influenced by the religious and ethical expoundings of church dean Harcourt, Paige risks his life in hopes of giving something of value to mankind.
