The Citadel

The Citadel

Secrets of a doctor as told by a doctor!

NR 1938 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Romance

Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.

Directed by King Vidor · Written by Frank Wead

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Robert Donat Dr. Andrew Manson
Rosalind Russell Christine Manson
Ralph Richardson Dr. Philip Denny
Rex Harrison Dr. Frederick Lawford
Emlyn Williams Owen
Penelope Dudley-Ward Toppy LeRoy
Francis L. Sullivan Ben Chenkin
Mary Clare Mrs. Orlando
Cecil Parker Dr. Charles Every
Nora Swinburne Mrs. Thornton
Edward Chapman Joe Morgan
Athene Seyler Lady Raebank

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