‘The Wrong Missy’ is a Miss
The characters aren’t likable, the story is predictable and the humor is either disgusting, obnoxious, or uncomfortable. The Wrong Missy is a mess of a film and it’s not really worth your time.
A Doctor's Diary (1937)
A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.
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A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:David Boehm, Samuel Ornitz
In Theaters:2/16/1937
Box Office:
Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures, B.P. Schulberg Productions
Cast
Charles Vidor
Director
George Bancroft
Dr. Clem Driscoll
Helen Burgess
Ruth Hanlon
John Trent
Dr. Dan Norris
Ruth Coleman
Catherine Stanwood
Ronald Sinclair
Michael Fielding (as Ra Hould)
Molly Lamont
Mrs. Fielding
Sidney Blackmer
Dr. Anson Ludlow
Charles Waldron
Dr. Ellery Stanwood (as Charles D. Waldron)
Frank Puglia
Louie
Milburn Stone
Fred Clark
Sue Carol
Mrs. Mason
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