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I Married a Doctor (1936)
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I Married a Doctor
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When small town doctor Will P. Kennicott marries Carol, a Chicago woman, the townspeople are displeased that he has married an outsider. Carol is determined to make friends, but the town's women resent her popularity with the men. She further alienates everyone with her suggestions on how to fix up the town, which they all think looks fine the way it is. She befriends Erik Valborg, a young man with artistic inclinations. In a gesture of support, she encourages him to leave the farm and study architecture in the city. His parents are convinced that she has seduced him. Erik, himself, is sure that Carol is in love with him and says as much to Will. At Will's suggestion, Erik asks Carol to leave with him. She is stunned, admitting that she sees him only as a friend. In despair, Erik gets drunk and is killed in a car crash. When Carol realizes that the whole town blames her for Erik's death, she decides to leave. All her efforts to fit in have failed, and although Will begs her to stay, she takes the next train out of town. After she is gone, the townspeople hypocritically claim to miss her. Will is so sure that she will come back that he waits every afternoon for the train from the city. One afternoon, Carol does return, having learned that there are small minds everywhere and that her love for Will is what is important.
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Overview: When small town doctor Will P. Kennicott marries Carol, a Chicago woman, the townspeople are displeased that he has married an outsider. Carol is determined to make friends, but the town’s …
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Review: I think the real problem with this movie is nothing to do with how faithful it was to the novel. After all, a book is one genre. A film quite a different genre. The problem was the year it was made — 1936. It’s hard to believe watching this film that glorious 1939 was just around the corner…with “GWTH” and so many other classics. This film seems so much older than that, even though it’s only a difference of 3 years. But I give this film…old as it seems…its due. The real star here is Josephine Hutchinson, who brilliantly plays the big city girl who marries a small-town doctor and thinks his small town will be delightful. The first place I noticed her was in “Cass Timberlane”, starring Spencer Tracy. She was a wonderful, and all too overlooked actress. Pat O’Brien was a decent actor, not a great one, and he does nicely here as the doctor. I had never noticed Ross Alexander before watching this film. SO I have just learned about the tragic life of the young actor…who seemed to have real potential. He’s very interesting here as a young man who doesn’t fit in a small town…perhaps just as he didn’t fit in real life. The remainder of the actors and actresses do their parts well, though none stand out. Interesting is the small role toward the end of the film of George Hayes — Gabby, as we know him! As to the plot, it shows both sides of life in a small town. I grew up in such a small town, albeit 20 years after this film was made, and thinking back, I saw both of those sides. The kind of town where friends take care of each other. And the kind of town where those who are just a little different are the outsiders…always. This film conveys that harshness very well. I give this movie fairly high marks. Worth watching for its simpler, though not always warm ways.
Country: USA
Language: English
Duration: 83 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Also known as: Main Street,Mulher de Médico,I Married a Doctor,J’ai épousé un docteur,Kleine Stadt mit Tradition
