The Medicine Man (1933 film) explained

The Medicine Man
Director:	Redd Davis
Producer:	Julius Hagen
Starring:	Claud Allister Frank Pettingell Pat Paterson
Music:	William Trytel
Cinematography:	Ernest Palmer
Editing:	Lister Laurance
Studio:	Real Art Productions
Distributor:	RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime:	52 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Medicine Man is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson, and Ben Welden.^[1]

It was produced at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company RKO Pictures.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.

Plot summary

A young man impersonates a doctor.^[3]

Cast

• Claud Allister as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
• Frank Pettingell as Amos Wells
• Pat Paterson as Gwendoline Wells
• Ben Welden as Joe Garbel
• Jeanne Stuart as Flossie
• Viola Compton as Mrs. Wells
• George Mozart as Sir Timothy Rugg
• Drusilla Wills as Boadicea Briggs
• Ronald Simpson as Dr. Wesley Primus
• Victor Stanley as Bitoff
• Syd Crossley as A Commissionaire
• Andreas Malandrinos as A Hotel Manager
• Betty Astell as Patient
• John Turnbull as Police Inspector

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

• The Medicine Man (1933) at IMDB

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024317/ IMDB entry
2. Chibnall p.274
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114132659/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/279343 BFI Database