- Doctor Jack
Infobox_Film
name = Doctor Jack
imdb_id = 0013075
writer =Hal Roach Sam Taylor Jean C. Havez
starring =Harold Lloyd
director =Fred C. Newmeyer
producer =Hal Roach (uncredited)
distributor =Hal Roach Studios
released =November 26 ,1922
country = USA
runtime = 60 minutes
language = Silent, English intertitles
amg_id =
budget = |"Doctor Jack" is the title of a 1922 movie starring
Harold Lloyd . It was produced byHal Roach and Directed byFred Newmeyer . The story was byJean Havez , Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor. The film was released on November 26 1922.Plot
The Sick-Little-Well-Girl (played by
Mildred Davis ) has been wrapped in cotton wool all her life. At the sign of the slightest sniffle or cough, she is packed off to bed and each time, the stuffy (and expensive) Dr Ludwig von Saulsbourg (Eric Mayne ) is called to attend to her.In another town lives Doctor Jackson (Harold Lloyd), a friendly and altruistic doctor who is liked by everyone in town. He utilises common sense when curing the citizens of any ills.
Soon, Doctor Jack discovers that von Saulsbourg has been playing on The Sick-Little-Well-Girl's non-illness, charging the girl's father exorbitant amounts of money to "treat" her. With Jack's intervention, von Saulsbourg is sent packing.
Background
Doctor Jack is an upbeat gag-driven film, played solely for laughs. Released between the sensitive, complex character comedy of Grandma's Boy and the daredevil "thrill picture"
Safety Last , it was Lloyd's first intentionalfive reeler whereas his two previous featuresA Sailor-Made Man and Grandma's Boy both grew from two-reelers to five-reelers during the actual shooting.Cast
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Harold Lloyd - The Boy
*Mildred Davis - The Girl
*John T. Prince - The Rival
*Eric Mayne - Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg
*C. Norman Hammond - Jamison, the Lawyeree also
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Harold Lloyd filmography External links
* [http://www.haroldlloyd.com Official website (only the forum is currently online)]
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