Should a Doctor Tell? (1930 film)

Should a Doctor Tell?
Directed by	H. Manning Haynes
Written by	G.B. Samuelson Walter Summers Edgar Wallace
Produced by	S.W. Smith
Starring	Basil Gill Norah Baring Maurice Evans
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie Robert Martin
Production company	British Lion Film Corporation
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date	26 September 1930
Running time	52 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Should a Doctor Tell? is a 1930 British drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Basil Gill, Norah Baring and Maurice Evans. ^[1] The screenplay concerns a doctor who agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, which would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.

It was produced as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios by British Lion. ^[2]

Cast

• Basil Gill as Dr. Bruce Smith
• Norah Baring as Joan Murray
• Maurice Evans as Roger Smith
• Gladys Jennings as The wife
• Anna Neagle as Muriel Ashton
• A. G. Poulton as Judge
• Harvey Braban as Prosecution

References

1. "Should a Doctor Tell?", BFI.
2. Chibnall p.262

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Should a Doctor Tell? at IMDb