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The Citadel

"Secrets of a doctor as told by a doctor!"

Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales 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 badly. 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.

Top Cast

  • 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

  • Francis L. Sullivan

    Francis L. Sullivan

    Ben Chenkin

  • Mary Clare

    Mary Clare

    Mrs. Orlando

  • Cecil Parker

    Cecil Parker

    Dr. Charles Every

Overview

Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales 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 badly. 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.

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