The Citadel (1938)

Secrets of a doctor as told by a doctor!

Directed by King Vidor1h 50mDrama,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.

Rated
NR
Year
1938
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
29 October 1938
TMDB
6.4 (36)
CineVerse
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Robert Donat
Robert Donat
Dr. Andrew Manson
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Christine Manson
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Philip Denny
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Dr. Frederick Lawford
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Owen
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Toppy LeRoy
F
Francis L. Sullivan
Ben Chenkin
Mary Clare
Mary Clare
Mrs. Orlando
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Dr. Charles Every
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
Mrs. Thornton
Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
Joe Morgan
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
Lady Raebank
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Mr. Boon
J
Joyce Bland
Nurse Sharp
Percy Parsons
Percy Parsons
Mr. Stillman
D
Dilys Davies
Mrs. Page
Basil Gill
Basil Gill
Doctor Page
Joss Ambler
Joss Ambler
Dr. A.H. Llewellyn
Cameron Hall
Cameron Hall
Man Who Buys Microscope (uncredited)
Bryan Herbert
Bryan Herbert
Husband Whose Wife Has Typhoid (uncredited)
D
David Keir
Mr. Wickes (uncredited)
Joan Kemp-Welch
Joan Kemp-Welch
Nurse Assisting at Childbirth (uncredited)
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Jack the Pharmacist (uncredited)
E
Elliott Mason
District Nurse (uncredited)
Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton
Tom Evans (uncredited)
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
Medical Aid Society Committee Member (uncredited)
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Girl (uncredited)
Kynaston Reeves
Kynaston Reeves
Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Terry
Harry Terry
Miner (uncredited)
B
Ben Williams
Evan Lewis (uncredited)
D
D.J. Williams
Old Thomas (uncredited)

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