Doctor's Orders (film)

Doctor's Orders
Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Syd Courtenay Lola Harvey Clifford Grey Bert Lee R.P. Weston
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Leslie Fuller John Mills Marguerite Allan
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Edited by	John Neill Brown
Music by	Idris Lewis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	October 24, 1934 (1934-10-24)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Doctor's Orders is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, John Mills & Marguerite Allan.[1] It was produced by British International Pictures at the company's Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.

Plot

A respectable doctor discovers that his father has set up a less than reputable medical firm.

Cast

• Leslie Fuller as Bill Blake
• John Mills as Ronnie Blake
• Marguerite Allan as Gwen Summerfield
• Mary Jerrold as Mary Blake
• Ronald Shiner as Miggs
• Felix Aylmer as Sir Daniel Summerfield
• Georgie Harris as Duffin
• William Kendall as Jackson
• D. J. Williams as Napoleon
• Ronald Shiner as Miggs

References

1. BFI.org
2. Wood p.81

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Doctor's Orders at the British Film Institute^[better source needed]
• Doctor's Orders at IMDb