The Country Doctor

A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.

Cast

Jean Hersholt

as Dr. John Luke

Yvonne Dionne

as Yvonne, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Annette Dionne

as Annette, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Cécile Dionne

as Cécile, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Émilie Dionne

as Émilie, a Wyatt Quintuplet

Marie Dionne

as Marie, a Wyatt Quintuplet

June Lang

as Mary MacKenzie

Slim Summerville

as Constable Jim Ogden

Michael Whalen

as Tony Luke

Dorothy Peterson

as Nurse Katherine Kennedy

Reviews

dennyjt

The first of three films with the Fab Five, this also launched a series for Hersholt, who plays the wise, dedicated doctor. As ‘Dr. Christian’ he would become a welcome figure, dispensing comforting wisdom to those in need. The running time is filled out by an uncompelling subplot about reckless avi...

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