Doctor Bull - Wikipedia

Doctor Bull
Film poster
Directed by	John Ford
Written by	James Gould Cozzens Paul Green Philip Klein Jane Storm
Produced by	Winfield R. Sheehan
Starring	Will Rogers Vera Allen
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Edited by	Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 22, 1933 (1933-09-22)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Doctor Bull is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford,^[1]^[2] based on the James Gould Cozzens novel The Last Adam. Will Rogers portrays a small-town doctor who must deal with a typhoid outbreak in the community.

The film was well praised by the New York Times, which noted that the story is similar to that of Lionel Barrymore's film One Man's Journey when it premiered at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.^[3] Andy Devine met his future wife during the making of this picture.

Cast

Will Rogers as Dr. George "Doc" Bull
Vera Allen as Mrs. Janet "Jane" Cardmaker, widow of Charles Edward Cardmaker and Bull's girlfriend
Marian Nixon as May Tupping, telephone operator
Howard Lally as Joe Tupping
Berton Churchill as Herbert Banning, Janet's brother
Louise Dresser as Mrs. Herbert Banning
Andy Devine as Larry Ward, soda jerk
Rochelle Hudson as Virginia (Muller) Banning
Tempe Pigott as Grandma Banning
Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Patricia Banning
Nora Cecil as Aunt Emily Banning
Ralph Morgan as Dr. Verney, owner of Verney Laboratory
Patsy O'Byrne as Susan, Bull's cook
Veda Buckland as Mary, Janet's maid
Effie Ellsler as Aunt Myra Bull
Helen Freeman as Helen Upjohn, New Winton postmistress

References

^ Tag Gallagher (1988). John Ford: The Man and His Films. University of California Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-520-06334-1.
^ "Doctor Bull (1933)". Pre Code. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505E3DA1530EF3ABC4E53DFB6678388629EDE

External links

Doctor Bull at IMDb

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Television	"Rookie of the Year" (1955) "The Colter Craven Story" (1960) "Flashing Spikes" (1962)
Productions	The Iron Horse (1924) The Blue Eagle (1926) Mother Machree (1928) Hangman's House (1928) Riley the Cop (1928) Salute (1929) Flesh (1932) The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) Young Cassidy (1965)
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