The Country Doctor (film)

The Country Doctor

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Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written by D. W. Griffith
Starring Kate Bruce
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Studios
Release dates
  • July 8, 1909 (1909-07-08)
Running time
14 minutes (18 frame/s)
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor is a 1909 American short silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Currently in the public domain, prints of The Country Doctor are preserved at the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.[1]

Plot

A doctor (Frank Powell) leaves his sick daughter (Adele DeGarde) to assist a neighbor that is gravely ill, and ignores his wife's requests to come home and take care of his own daughter who is getting worse.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Country Doctor". Silent Era. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
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