Gerald Sumner, a young physician and confirmed bachelor, opens his office and finds that he is without patients until a fond mother brings him her son, Bud Woodbridge, whose malady Sumner diagnoses as "love sickness." Woodbridge, in love with Grace Tyler, a fickle debutante who cannot take him seriously because of her infatuation for Sumner, follows Sumner's instructions to rest in the country and take quantities of distilled water administered by Virginia Moore, Sumner's nurse.
Is 1929's The Love Doctor worth digging up today? Probably not for everyone. If you adore early talkies, the slightly theatrical acting, and a really simple, almost stage-like plot, you might find some charm here. Otherwise, it’s a bit of a historical curiosity that might just bore you stiff. It’s a definite skip if yo...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is 1929's The Love Doctor worth digging up today? Probably not for everyone. If you adore early talkies, the slightly theatrical acting, and a really simple, almost stage-like plot, you might find some charm here. Otherwise, it’s a bit of a historical curiosity that might just bore you stiff. It’s a definite skip if you’re looking for anything fast-paced or deeply dramatic. The whole thing kinda rides on this one joke: a doctor, Gerald Sumner (Morgan Farley), thinks he can literally *cure* love..."
Miriam Seegar
J. Walter Ruben, Guy Bolton, Victor Mapes, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Winchell Smith
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