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Doctor in the House poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.3 / 100
1954·Comedy·1h 32m

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

“Happy-Go-Laughable Hit!”

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.

Above the Line
Ralph Thomas·DirectorRichard Gordon·ScreenplayNicholas Pipps·ScreenplayJack Bygrave·Assistant Editor
Cast
Dirk Bogarde·Simon SparrowMuriel Pavlow·Nurse Joy GibsonKenneth More·Richard GrimsdykeDonald Sinden·Tony BenskinKay Kendall·Miss Isobel MinsterJames Robertson Justice·Sir Lancelot SprattDonald Houston·Taffy EvansSuzanne Cloutier·StellaGeorge Coulouris·BriggsJean Taylor Smith·Sister Virtue
Full Crew
(5 credits)
Directing· 1
Ralph Thomas·Director
Writing· 2
Richard Gordon·ScreenplayNicholas Pipps·Screenplay
Editing· 1
Jack Bygrave·Assistant Editor
Production· 1
Betty E. Box·Producer
By the Numbers
70.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#D2B48C
#2F4F4F
#FFFFFF
Mood
Lighthearted
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a group of people. In the foreground, a man wearing a blue surgical cap and mask holds something in his hand. Behind him and to the ri”

Key Elements
CarSurgical MaskWhite CoatBuilding
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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