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Green Fingers

1947-06-02 Drama 1hr 23m

A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he begins treating his landlady's daughter who is believed to have a chronic illness. He seems to cure her, and the case draws a lot of attention, some of it negative because he was unlicensed when he treated her. He still does not have a degree when he marries the daughter and begins practising osteopathy.

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A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he begins treating his landlady's daughter who is believed to have a chronic illness. He seems to cure her, and the case draws a lot of attention, some of it negative because he was unlicensed when he treated her. He still does not have a degree when he marries the daughter and begins practising osteopathy.

  • Released
    1947-06-02
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  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 23m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    British National Films

Crew

John Harlow
Director
Jack Whittingham
Screenplay
Louis H. Jackson
Producer
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Cast

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Thomas Stone
Carol Raye

Carol Raye

Jeannie Mansell
Nova Pilbeam

Nova Pilbeam

Alexandra Baxter
Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Daniel Booth
Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Joe Mansel
Harry Welchman

Harry Welchman

Dr. Baxter
Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Albert Goodman
Olive Walter

Olive Walter

Mrs. Mansell

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-07

To be honest, I always found Robert Beatty one of the most unlikely of actors to ever have found success. He was usually as stiff as a plank... read more

To be honest, I always found Robert Beatty one of the most unlikely of actors to ever have found success. He was usually as stiff as a plank, delivering his dialogue as if he were shouting at a cattle market. This film belies that image somewhat, though, as he plays "Stone"; a nimble-fingered fisherman who has a knack for helping out folks with aches and pains. Having been shot in the leg during the war, he walks with a pronounced limp that causes his boss to fear for him (or at least his business) at sea, so when he is sacked he hears of an Harley Street osteopath (Felix Aylmer) who through clever manipulation manages to heal him - and set him on a path of training for this vocation himself. It's got a little of the "Citadel" (1938) to it, as he and his wife "Jeannie" (Carol Raye) struggle to balance the needs of educating/training and earning a living before they can establish their practice; whilst he has a bit of a philander with the glamorous Nova Pilbeam (Alexandra) whom he helped with a ligament injury and who is now extolling his virtues to her wealthy Champagne set. It has a certain morality to it - the cutting edge nature of the treatments cause scepticism amongst some of his peers, and when tragedy strikes, illustrate a fine line between quackery and medicine (and self doubt). Largely, though, it's just a feel-good melodrama with an ending that I felt bordered on the downright irresponsible. It's well worth watching - if only to remind ourselves that all medicine needed pioneers, fact or fiction.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

To be honest, I always found Robert Beatty one of the most unlikely of actors to ever have found success. He was usually as stiff as a plank, delivering his dialogue as if he were shouting at a cattle market. This film belies that image som...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-07

To be honest, I always found Robert Beatty one of the most unlikely of actors to ever have found success. He was usually as stiff as a plank, delivering his dialogue as if he were shouting at a cattle...

read more