The Healer (film)
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| 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).
[edit] Plot
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.
[edit] Cast
- Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Holden
- Karen Morley as Evelyn Allen
- Mickey Rooney as Jimmy
- Judith Allen as Joan Bradshaw
- Robert McWade as Mr. Bradshaw
- Bruce Warren as Dr. Thornton
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Applejack
- Vessie Farrell as Martha
[edit] External links
- The Healer at the Internet Movie Database
- Little Pal is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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