| The Healer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Written by | John F. Goodrich (adaptation) Robert Herrick (novel The Healer) James Knox Millen (adaptation) George Waggner (continuity and dialogue) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Editing by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Release date(s) | 15 June 1935 |
| Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Healer is a 1935 American film directed by Reginald Barker. The film is also known as Little Pal (American reissue title).
Ralph Bellamy is "The Healer" (the original title) in this 1930s morally uplifting pot-boiler. Bellamy is a doctor that has come home to a warm springs to try to heal children from the unnamed crippling disease (polio). He runs a destitute camp for these children, assisted by Evelyn (Karen Morley) who looks upon the Doc as a great man. Mickey Rooney is Jimmy, a parapalegic kid whom the Doc promises to cure. This little triangle is interrupted by rich girl Joan who cons the good Doc into building a sanitorium for the wealthy with her father's money. Doc is momentarily swayed, but comes to his senses just as a forest fire threatens his original cabins around the warm spring. His treatment of Jimmy pays off as Jimmy rides a bicycle to save the day. Doc realizes that his true love is Evelyn, not the self-interested Joan.