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  • I Married a Doctor (1936)
  • Passed
    83 min | Drama, Romance
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Passed
83 min | Drama, Romance

When small-town doctor Will P. Kennicott marries Carol, a Chicago woman, the townspeople are displeased that he has married an outsider. Carol is determined to make friends, but the town's women resent her popularity with the men. She ...See moreWhen small-town doctor Will P. Kennicott marries Carol, a Chicago woman, the townspeople are displeased that he has married an outsider. Carol is determined to make friends, but the town's women resent her popularity with the men. She further alienates everyone with her suggestions on how to fix up the town, which they all think looks and is fine the way it is. She befriends Erik Valborg, a young man with artistic inclinations. In a gesture of support, she encourages him to leave the farm and study architecture in the city. His parents are convinced that she has seduced him. Erik, himself, is sure that Carol is in love with him and says as much to Will. At Will's suggestion, Erik asks Carol to leave with him. She is stunned, admitting that she sees him only as a friend. In despair, Erik gets drunk and is killed in a car crash. When Carol realizes that the whole town blames her for Erik's death, she decides to leave. All her efforts to fit in have failed, and although Will begs her to stay, she takes the next train out of town. After she is gone, the townspeople hypocritically claim to miss her. Will is so sure that she will come back that he waits every afternoon for the train from the city. One afternoon, Carol does return, having learned that there are small minds everywhere and that her love for Will is what is important. See less
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Director
Writers
Casey Robinson (screenplay) | Sinclair Lewis (novel "Main Street") | Harriet Ford (dramatized by) | Harvey J. O'Higgins (dramatized by) (as Harvey O'Higgins)
Cinematographer
Byron Haskin (photographed by)
Editor
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Updated Apr 25, 1936

Release date
Apr 25, 1936 (United States)

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37 cast members
Name Known for
Pat O'Brien
Dr. William P. Kennicott Dr. William P. Kennicott   See fewer
Josephine Hutchinson
Carol Kennicott Carol Kennicott   See fewer
Ross Alexander
Erik Valborg Erik Valborg   See fewer
Guy Kibbee
Samuel Clark Samuel Clark   See fewer
Louise Fazenda
Bea Sorenson Bea Sorenson   See fewer
Olin Howland
Dave Dyer Dave Dyer   See fewer
Margaret Irving
Maude Dyer Maude Dyer   See fewer
Alma Lloyd
Fern Winters Fern Winters   See fewer
Grace Stafford
Vera Sherwin Vera Sherwin   See fewer
Ray Mayer
Miles Bjornstam Miles Bjornstam   See fewer
Robert Barrat
Nels Valborg Nels Valborg   See fewer
Hedwiga Reicher
Bessie Valborg Bessie Valborg   See fewer
Willard Robertson
Guy Pollock Guy Pollock   See fewer
Edythe Elliott
Mrs. Clark (as Edith Elliott) Mrs. Clark (as Edith Elliott)   See fewer
Thomas Pogue
Reverend Champ Perry Reverend Champ Perry   See fewer
Janet Young
Dolly Perry Dolly Perry   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Professor George Mott Professor George Mott   See fewer
Frank Rhodes
Ezra Stowbody Ezra Stowbody   See fewer
Fay Holden
Ella Stowbody (as Gaby Fay) Ella Stowbody (as Gaby Fay)   See fewer
Sam Wren
'Chet' Sashaway 'Chet' Sashaway   See fewer
Dora Clement
Mrs. Jackson Elder Mrs. Jackson Elder   See fewer
Raymond Brown
Grocer (uncredited) Grocer (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Cavender
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
The Drayman (uncredited) The Drayman (uncredited)   See fewer
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Train Station Agent (uncredited) Train Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward McWade
Pa Dawson (uncredited) Pa Dawson (uncredited)   See fewer
John T. Murray
Nat Hicks (uncredited) Nat Hicks (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Jonesy - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Jonesy - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Remley
Oleson (uncredited) Oleson (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Rice
Townsman at Party and Meeting (uncredited) Townsman at Party and Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
John J. Richardson
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Tucker
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Tucker
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Hospital Nurse (uncredited) Hospital Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
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