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Bedside Manner (1945)
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Charles Ruggles, Ann Rutherford
Runtime72 min
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A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle, who is the town's doctor, wants her to stay and help him, and he and a macho test pilot who's fallen for her come up with a plan that involves the pilot faking an illness and being treated by her, with her uncle's "help".
Critical Reception & Ratings
Bedside Manner, a 1945 comedy directed by Andrew L. Stone, has been met with a generally positive critical reception, though it is not considered one of the director's most celebrated works. The film has not received any major awards or nominations, and its audience reception is relatively unknown, with no publicly available ratings from platforms like IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of classic Hollywood comedies will enjoy the delightful chemistry between stars John Carroll and Ruth Hussey in this 1945 film directed by Andrew L. Stone, where a small-town doctor's plan to keep his niece in town leads to hilarious romantic hijinks.
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Bedside Manner is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Charles Ruggles and Ann Rutherford. It is based on a 1944 Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Robert Carson and was distributed by United Artists. The film was re-released in 1950 by Astor Pictures under the title Her Favorite Patient.
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