Doctor in the House
1954 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,688 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Thomas
Overview
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,261 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:35 (Horn honks)
00:05:02 - Hello, Tony. How's the love life? - Easy come, easy go.
00:08:27 - Good. Meet... What's your name? - Sparrow. Simon Sparrow.
00:11:47 Well...
00:15:41 about every member of which she was besotted.
00:19:18 Splendid thing to have around. Did you notice her sternum?
00:23:04 Ah! Your slip's showing!
00:27:18 Anybody would think you charged fees.
00:31:29 I'll certainly visit this hospital for anything more than stockings.
00:34:37 Would you care to order now?
00:37:55 Oh. Pity. Great pity.
00:41:29 The Thames. The water probably comes from the Thames.
00:45:06 You can cut a patient's throat and nobody minds
00:48:57 - Come on. - (Squeaks)
00:52:19 (Giggles)
00:56:11 It's beyond me, man.
01:00:51 Well, not quite hundreds.
01:05:38 (Ambulance bell)
01:10:09 Well, you've had your punishment, and richly deserved, too.
01:14:04 Good night.
01:17:22 - What happened to you? - It was extraordinary.
01:21:16 Excellent. Excellent. And what's the treatment?
01:24:18 - Mcburney's point, sir? - Yes. Do you know?
01:27:29 Thanks.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,261
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:27:29
Production Record
DirectorRalph Thomas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,688