The Medicine Man Summary
Director: Scott Pembroke
Genres: Drama
Rating:
Jack_Benny wasn't even 39 yet when he starred in the maudlin backstage drama The_Medicine_Man. Benny plays Dr. John Harvey, the worldly and none-too-honest title character, who while passing through a small town falls in love with winsome Mamie Goltz (Betty_Bronson), the victim of what one observer described as the most abusive father in movie history (E._Alyn_Warren). Our hero puts his larcenous nature on the back burner to champion Mamie's cause when her despicable dad tries to force her into a marriage with an equally odious elderly millionaire. Forced out of town due to a scandal, the doctor is nowhere to be found during the wedding ceremonies, and for several uncomfortable minutes it looks like poor Mamie will have to go through with it. Not a good film by any standards, The_Medicine_Man is worth having if only to see Jack_Benny in a virtually "straight" role. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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