Tammy and the Doctor

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Tammy and the Doctor
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Harry Keller
Written by Oscar Brodney
Produced by Ross Hunter
Starring
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music by Frank Skinner
Production
company
Ross Hunter Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • May 29, 1963 (1963-05-29)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (US and Canada rentals) [1]

Tammy and the Doctor is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee and Peter Fonda in his film debut, with Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, Margaret Lindsay, and Reginald Owen in supporting roles. [2] [3] It is the third of the four Tammy films.

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Plot

Mrs. Call requires surgery in Los Angeles and is accompanied there by her young companion Tammy, a country girl from Mississippi, who later lands a job with the hospital staff. Tammy is attracted to handsome Dr. Mark Cheswick, whose superior, Dr. Bentley, and head nurse Rachel Coleman aren't sure that romance is a good idea.

Cast

Production

The film was announced in December 1961 as Tammy Takes Over. Dee made it after another film for Hunter, If a Man Answers . [4]

Ross Hunter liked to develop new talent and the film features 23 actors who had never appeared in a film before. [5] Among them was Peter Fonda, who had enjoyed critical acclaim for his performance in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole . Hunter signed Peter Fonda to a seven-year contract. [6] FilmInk magazine argued Fonda at this stage of his career was "a sort of poor man's James Stewart – tall, gangly, boy next door, virginal looks, etc. (And Stewart was, famously, best friends with Fonda's father, Henry)." [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Top Rental Features of 1963". Variety . January 8, 1964. p. 71.
  2. ↑ "Tammy and the Doctor". FilmAffinity . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tammy and the Doctor". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "FILMLAND EVENTS: Nick Adams Signs New Picture Deal". Los Angeles Times . December 29, 1961. p. 20.
  5. ↑ Hopper, Hedda (June 26, 1962). "Looking at Hollywood: Ross Hunter Gives New Actors Chance". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. a1.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Howard (May 16, 1962). "Filmmaker Talks About 5 Projects: Hunter, Here in Visit, Tells of MacDonald-Eddy Plan 'Tammy Takes Over' Is Next Joanne Woodward to Star British Film Opens Today 7 Vie for Golden Laurel Albert Lamorisse Visits". The New York Times . p. 33.
  7. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (October 26, 2019). "Peter Fonda – 10 Phases of Acting". FilmInk .


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