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  • Betty and the Doctor (1912)
  • Short | 10 min | Drama, Romance, Short
Betty and the Doctor (1912)
Short | 10 min | Drama, Romance, Short
Mrs. Snowden and her daughter Elizabeth see an advertisement in the newspaper stating that Dr. Richard Gordon desires board and lodging in a private family. Elizabeth answers the ad and the doctor is installed in their home. Being alone in...See moreMrs. Snowden and her daughter Elizabeth see an advertisement in the newspaper stating that Dr. Richard Gordon desires board and lodging in a private family. Elizabeth answers the ad and the doctor is installed in their home. Being alone in the world he enjoys the young girl's company and after a few months of attention and courtship, they are sweethearts. One day the doctor is out on a call when a note is received stating that Jack Harley, who has been absent for some years, has returned and will call. Elizabeth and Jack had been childhood playmates and she and her mother are eager to see him again. The doctor returns in just the frame of mind to ask Elizabeth to name the day when Mrs. Snowden and Jack bounce in. The reunion is so effusive that the doctor is jealous and retires to his office with the blues. Jack takes Elizabeth for an auto ride and an accident occurs in which Elizabeth is badly hurt. She is taken home in a farm wagon and the doctor attends her. Dismissing the mother for a while he watches by the sufferer until nearly dawn, when the mother again takes the watch. Elizabeth, who has rested fairly well, wakes and asks for Gordon, who has had another call. On his return he finds Jack in attendance, but a full explanation of their friendly attachment satisfies the doctor and the mother and Jack leave the sweethearts alone. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Feb 29, 1912
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Feb 29, 1912 (United States)

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