Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover
Doctor in Clover

DVD cover art
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Produced by Betty E. Box
Written by Jack Davies
Richard Gordon
Starring Leslie Phillips
Joan Sims
Fenella Fielding
Arthur Haynes
James Robertson Justice
Shirley Anne Field
Music by John Scott
Cinematography Ernest Steward
Editing by Alfred Roome
Distributed by Rank Organisation
Release date(s) 1966
Running time 101 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Doctor in Clover is a British comedy film released in 1966, starring Leslie Phillips. The film is based on the novel by Richard Gordon.

The film was shot in Carnaby Street, Wormwood Scrubs and Pinewood Studios.

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Synopsis

The film is based at the (fictitious) St Swithins Hospital, with Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke, an accident-prone doctor and cad, more interested in the nurses than the patients.

Grimsdyke is sacked from his job as a medical officer at a men's prison, for his behaviour with the Governor's daughter, so he enrols in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), who he is determined to make him a successful surgeon.

Grimsdyke discovers that a plum senior medical post is shortly to become vacant, and starts scheming to be considered, instead of his cousin, who has already been unofficially offered the job.

Spratt and the newly-appointed hospital matron clash, leading Spratt to 'volunteer' Grimsdyke to romance her and 'soften her up'. But she mistakenly believes Spratt to be her admirer, and many funny and inevitable complications ensue.

At a hospital dance, a 'rejuvenation serum' which Grimsdyke has accidentally injected into Sir Lancelot, causes the latter to run amok at the party and romance the new matron. She decides to resign and a new matron is appointed. But she turns out to be equally opposed to Spratt's ideas of how the hospital ahould be run.[1]

Cast

Film notes

The opening credits include the following acknowledgement: We are grateful for the help and facilities given at Wexham Park Hospital by the staff of the Hospital, Humphreys Ltd. and The Windsor Group Hospital Management Committee.

References

  1. ^ Britmovie accessed 08/01/08

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