You're the Doctor

You're the Doctor
Original trade advertisement poster
Directed by	Roy Lockwood
Written by	Guy Beauchamp H. F. Maltby Beaufoy Milton
Produced by	A. George Smith
Starring	Barry K. Barnes Googie Withers Norma Varden
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	New Georgian
Distributed by	British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors (UK)
Release date	14 October 1938 (1938-10-14)(UK)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

You're the Doctor is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Barry K. Barnes, Googie Withers and Norma Varden. ^[1] The screenplay concerns a young woman who pretends to be ill to avoid going on a cruise with her parents, which leads to a series of confusions.

It was made at Isleworth Studios. ^[2]

Cast

• Barry K. Barnes as John Meriden
• Googie Withers as Helen Firmstone
• Norma Varden as Lady Beatrice
• Joan White as Jane
• Gus McNaughton as Kemp
• Paul Blake as Reggie Bissett
• James Harcourt as William Firmstone
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs Taggart
• Aubrey Mallalieu as Vicar
• Bruce Seton as Appleby
• Eliot Makeham as Prout

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film a "Strained idea cleverly carried off." ^[3]

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | YOU'RE THE DOCTOR (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
2. Wood p.99
3. "You'Re The Doctor".

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• You're the Doctor at IMDb