Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

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Release Date: Nov 17, 1939 Wide

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Release Date: Nov 17, 1939 Wide

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As a direct result with his excellent showing as warm-hearted Dr. Dafoe in the Dionne Quintuplets films, Jean Hersholt was awarded a not dissimilar radio series about a kindly general practioner named Dr. Christian. Two years after the debut of the Dr. Christian radio series, RKO Radio launched a group of films based on the property, again with Hersholt in the lead. First of the series was Meet Dr. Christian, in which the viewer was introduced to the titular doctor, his fussbudget housekeeper

Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Bernard Vorhaus

Written By: Ian McLellan Hunter

In Theaters: Nov 17, 1939 Wide

On DVD: Feb 27, 2007

Cast

Jean Hersholt
Dr. Paul Christian
Dorothy Lovett
Judy Price
Robert Baldwin
Roy Davis
Enid Bennett
Anne Hewitt
Paul Harvey
John Hewitt
Marcia Mae Jones
Marilee
Jackie Moran
Don Hewitt
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Hastings
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Bud
Patsy Lee Parsons
Patsy Hewitt
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Minnows
John Kelly
Cars
Eddie Acuff
Benson

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The first of the Dr. Christian series is a good film, nicely acted by Jean Hersholt. Good story, well meaning. The plot is a bit familiar, but it is well enough done.

August 29, 2009

James Higgins

The first of the Dr. Christian series is a good film, nicely acted by Jean Hersholt. Good story, well meaning. The plot is a bit familiar, but it is well enough done.

August 29, 2009