Doctor in the House backdrop

Doctor in the House 1954 Directed by Ralph Thomas

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Comedy
Production Company The Rank Organisation
Release Date 23 March 1954
92 mins
Cast
Dirk Bogarde Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow Nurse Joy Gibson
Kenneth More Richard Grimsdyke
Donald Sinden Tony Benskin
Kay Kendall Isobel Minster
James Robertson Justice Sir Lancelot Spratt
Donald Houston Taffy Evans
Jean Taylor Smith Sister Virtue
Nicholas Phipps Magistrate
Martin Boddey Demonstrator at Pedal Machine
Joan Sims Rigor Mortis
Harry Locke Jessup
Ernest Clark Dr. Parrish
Maureen Pryor Mrs. Cooper
George Benson Lecturer on Drains
Shirley Eaton Millicent "Milly" Groaker
Eliot Makeham Elderly Examiner
Joan Hickson Mrs. Groaker
Brian Oulton Medical Equipment Salesman
Noel Purcell Padre (uncredited)
Amy Veness Grandma Cooper (uncredited)
Mona Washbourne Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
Richard Wattis Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Carol White Girl (uncredited)