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


Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s sentimentality and don't mind a movie that feels a bit like a PR campaign for the Dionne quintuplets, yes. It is sweet. It is earnest. It is definitely not for anyone who gets annoyed by heavy-handed melodrama or doctors who are just a little too saintly to be re...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s sentimentality and don't mind a movie that feels a bit like a PR campaign for the Dionne quintuplets, yes. It is sweet. It is earnest. It is definitely not for anyone who gets annoyed by heavy-handed melodrama or doctors who are just a little too saintly to be real. Jean Hersholt carries the whole thing on his back as Dr. Luke. He plays the kind of guy who would probably give you his own coat if you were shivering, even if he was freezing..."
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