The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
| The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | |
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| Directed by | Guy Green |
| Produced by | Paul B. Radin |
| Written by |
Michael Berk Joe Fineman Douglas Schwartz |
| Starring |
Lindsay Wagner Jane Wyman |
| Distributed by | CBS Television |
Release dates | January 2, 1979 |
Running time | 145 min. |
| Language | English |
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel is a 1979 television film directed by Guy Green.
Plot
Set in the 1930s, a female doctor returns to her birth town in the Blue Ridge Mountains after she had spent a certain period in the big city. She now has the intention of helping the poor residents after she had learned modern medical techniques in the big city. She becomes the rival of the local medicine woman, who is not pleased with her arrival and does not trust the modern science. She also helps the local sin-eater.
Cast
- Lindsay Wagner - Meg Laurel
- Jane Wyman - Granny Arrowroot
- Andrew Duggan - Judge Adamson
- Gary Lockwood - Harley Moon
- Brock Peters - Joe
- John Reilly - Thom Laurel
- Charles Tyner - Doug Slocumb
- James Woods - Sin Eater
- Dorothy McGuire - Effie Webb
- Woodrow Parfrey - Messerschmidt
- Peggy Walton-Walker - Mrs. Slocumb
- Kath Soucie - Becca
- Tracey Gold - Laurie Mae Moon