Bedside Manner (film)
| Bedside Manner | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Produced by |
Henry S. Kesler (associate producer) Andrew L. Stone (producer) |
| Written by |
Malcolm Stuart Boylan Robert Carson (story) Frederick J. Jackson |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography |
John J. Mescall James Van Trees |
| Editing by | James Smith |
| Release dates | 1945 |
| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Bedside Manner is a 1945 American film directed by Andrew L. Stone.
The film is also known as Her Favorite Patient (American reissue title).
Plot summary
Plastic surgeon Dr. Hedy Fredericks (Ruth Hussey) picks up three hitchhikers, Tommy (Joel McGinnis), Dick (John James) and Harry (Frank Jenks) - who all have Smith as their last name, while driving home to Chicago. On the way she makes a quick stop in her birth town of Blithewood, and is appalled by the way the town has changed since she left it years ago. The whole town now has a large defense plant.
Hedy runs into a man she believes is her childhood friend Smedley Hoover during her short visit, but it is in fact a test pilot named Morgan Hale (John Carroll). Her meeting with Morgan makes his date, Lola Cross (Ann Rutherford), being jealous and stands him up because of this.
Hedy also meets with her father, Dr. J.H ”Doc” Fredericks (Charles Ruggles), who in vain tries to persuade her into partnering up with him and share his practise. She also visits another childhood friend named Stella Livingston (Renee Godfrey), who is in need of plastic surgery after an accident at the defense plant. Hedy performs the surgery on her friend’s face, and then she goes out to the local hang-out with the three Smiths later in the night. At the place, they meet Morgan, Lola and a beautiful russian pilot named Tanya (Claudia Drake). A series of complications occur, leading to Morgan pursuing Tanya and Lola going out with Harry Smith.
Morgan is still cross at Hedy for breaking up his date earlier, but they make up after he has crashed his plane during a test flight, and Hedy is the one to treat him afterwards. The next day though, Hedy heads for Chicago, after taking Morgan’s stitches, much to his disappointment. Despertate to get Hedy to stay, Morgan chases her in his car, but crashes again, leading to Hedy having to treat him again. The next day, Morgan has another condition in need of treatment, and Hedy continues treating him. She spends a lot of time with Morgan, but doesn’t realize her feelings for him until Morgan stays out all night with Lola, and she gets jealous. Her father reveals that he has been in on a plant to make her stay in town, and furious, Hedy starts treating Morgan with a serious of very unpleasant and rough sine cures, trying to make him expose himself as a fraud. Then she tries to leave for Chicago one more time, but slips on an ice cube from one of her rough treatments, and when she wakes up, she confesses her love for Morgan and they have their first kiss.[1]
Cast
- John Carroll as Morgan Hale
- Ruth Hussey as Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD
- Charles Ruggles as Dr. J.H. "Doc" Fredericks
- Ann Rutherford as Lola Cross
- Esther Dale as Martha Gravitt
- Grant Mitchell as Mr. Pope
- Frank Jenks as Pvt. Harry Smith
- Vera Marshe as Mrs. Mary Hastings
- Claudia Drake as Tanya Punchinskaya
- Renee Godfrey as Stella Livingston
- Joel McGinnis as Pvt Tommy Smith
- John James as Pfc. Dick Smith
- Bert Roach as George Hastings
Soundtrack
External links
- Bedside Manner at the Internet Movie Database
- Bedside Manner is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]