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| caption = Original British 1966 [[ | | caption = Original British 1966 [[Film poster#Film poster sizes|quad film poster]] | ||
| director = [[Ralph Thomas]] | | director = [[Ralph Thomas]] | ||
| producer = [[Betty Box|Betty E. Box]] | | producer = [[Betty Box|Betty E. Box]] | ||
| screenplay = [[ | | screenplay = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]] | ||
| based_on = {{based on|''[[ | | based_on = {{based on|''[[Doctor in Clover (novel)|Doctor in Clover]]''|[[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]]}} | ||
| starring = [[ | | starring = [[Leslie Phillips|Leslie Phillips]]<br/>[[James Robertson Justice]]<br/>[[Shirley Anne Field|Shirley Anne Field]]<br/>[[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]]<br/>[[Joan Sims]]<br/>[[Arthur Haynes]] | ||
| music = [[ | | music = [[John Scott (composer)|John Scott]] | ||
| cinematography = [[ | | cinematography = [[Ernest Steward|Ernest Steward]] | ||
| editing = [[ | | editing = [[Alfred Roome|Alfred Roome]] | ||
| studio = [[ | | studio = [[Rank Organisation|Rank Organisation]] | ||
| distributor = Rank Film Distributors | | distributor = Rank Film Distributors | ||
| released = {{film date|df=y|1966|03|04|UK<ref>First advertisement in ''The Times'' was on Friday 4 March 1966, page 2, column A, showing it running at Leicester Square Theatre. Found in The Times Digital Archive on 16 May 2013</ref>|1967|08||US}} | | released = {{film date|df=y|1966|03|04|UK<ref>First advertisement in ''The Times'' was on Friday 4 March 1966, page 2, column A, showing it running at Leicester Square Theatre. Found in The Times Digital Archive on 16 May 2013</ref>|1967|08||US}} | ||
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'''''Doctor in Clover''''' is a British comedy film released in 1966, starring [[ | '''''Doctor in Clover''''' is a British comedy film released in 1966, starring [[Leslie Phillips|Leslie Phillips]]. The film is based on the [[Doctor in Clover (novel)|novel of the same title]] by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]]. It is the sixth of the seven films in the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series. | ||
The film was released in the US as '''''Carnaby, MD'''''. British singer [[ | The film was released in the US as '''''Carnaby, MD'''''. British singer [[Kiki Dee|Kiki Dee]] sang the film's title track. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The film is based at the (fictitious) St Swithin's Hospital, with Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke, an accident-prone doctor and [[ | The film is based at the (fictitious) St Swithin's Hospital, with Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke, an accident-prone doctor and [[cad (character)|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 misbehaviour with the Governor's daughter, so he enrolls in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt ([[James Robertson Justice]]), who is determined to make him a successful surgeon. | Grimsdyke is sacked from his job as a medical officer at a men's prison, for his misbehaviour with the Governor's daughter, so he enrolls in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt ([[James Robertson Justice]]), who is determined to make him a successful surgeon. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Grimsdyke falls in love with the much younger Physiopherapist Jeanine ([[ | Grimsdyke falls in love with the much younger Physiopherapist Jeanine ([[Elizabeth Ercy|Elizabeth Ercy]]) but she considers him to be too old for her. Grimsdyke tries various hilarious methods to make himself look younger and more appealing to Jeanine without success. Eventually he declares his love for her to her. Her reply to him is that he is very sweet but she says that she has just become engaged to be married to Lambert Symington ([[Jeremy Lloyd]]). | ||
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 [[ | 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|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 should be run. | ||
When Grimsdyke is told that he was not successful in getting the plum senior medical post, instead of his older brother, because he is considered to be too young looking, this lifts his mood and the film ends. | When Grimsdyke is told that he was not successful in getting the plum senior medical post, instead of his older brother, because he is considered to be too young looking, this lifts his mood and the film ends. | ||
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==Main cast== | ==Main cast== | ||
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*[[ | *[[Leslie Phillips|Leslie Phillips]] as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke | ||
*[[James Robertson Justice]] as Sir Lancelot Spratt | *[[James Robertson Justice]] as Sir Lancelot Spratt | ||
*[[ | *[[Shirley Anne Field|Shirley Anne Field]] as Nurse Bancroft | ||
*[[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]] as Dr Miles Grimsdyke | *[[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]] as Dr Miles Grimsdyke | ||
*[[Joan Sims]] as Matron Sweet | *[[Joan Sims]] as Matron Sweet | ||
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*[[Fenella Fielding]] as Tatiana Rubikov | *[[Fenella Fielding]] as Tatiana Rubikov | ||
*[[Jeremy Lloyd]] as Lambert Symington | *[[Jeremy Lloyd]] as Lambert Symington | ||
*[[ | *[[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]] as O'Malley | ||
*[[ | *[[Robert Hutton (actor)|Robert Hutton]] as Rock Stewart | ||
*[[Eric Barker]] as Professor Halfbeck | *[[Eric Barker]] as Professor Halfbeck | ||
*[[Norman Vaughan (comedian)|Norman Vaughan]] as TV Commentator | *[[Norman Vaughan (comedian)|Norman Vaughan]] as TV Commentator | ||
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*Elizabeth Ercy as Jeanine the Physiopherapist | *Elizabeth Ercy as Jeanine the Physiopherapist | ||
*[[Alfie Bass]] as Fleming | *[[Alfie Bass]] as Fleming | ||
*[[ | *[[Anne Cunningham|Anne Cunningham]] as Women's Ward Sister | ||
*[[ | *[[Suzan Farmer|Suzan Farmer]] as Nurse Holliday | ||
*[[Harry Fowler]] as Grafton | *[[Harry Fowler]] as Grafton | ||
*[[Peter Gilmore]] as the Choreographer | *[[Peter Gilmore]] as the Choreographer | ||
*[[Bill Kerr]] as Digger | *[[Bill Kerr]] as Digger | ||
*[[ | *[[Robin Hunter|Robin Hunter]] as Sydney | ||
*[[ | *[[Nicky Henson|Nicky Henson]] as Salesman | ||
*[[ | *[[Justine Lord|Justine Lord]] as New Matron | ||
*[[ | *[[Alexandra Bastedo|Alexandra Bastedo]] as Nurse at Party | ||
*[[Lionel Murton]] as Publicity Man | *[[Lionel Murton]] as Publicity Man | ||
*[[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]] as TV Producer | *[[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]] as TV Producer | ||
*[[ | *[[Danny Green (actor)|Danny Green]] as Ashby (uncredited) | ||
*[[ | *[[Andre Maranne|Andre Maranne]] as Pierre in French Movie (uncredited) | ||
*[[Wendy Richard]] as Nurse (with false eyelashes) (uncredited) | *[[Wendy Richard]] as Nurse (with false eyelashes) (uncredited) | ||
*[[Jack Smethurst]] as Long-haired Patient (uncredited) | *[[Jack Smethurst]] as Long-haired Patient (uncredited) | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
The novel ''Doctor in Clover'' was published in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|title=I Books Today ! . __ i|date=21 January 1960|work=The New York Times|page=28}}</ref> Film rights were bought by the [[ | The novel ''Doctor in Clover'' was published in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|title=I Books Today ! . __ i|date=21 January 1960|work=The New York Times|page=28}}</ref> Film rights were bought by the [[Rank Organisation|Rank Organisation]] whose head of production [[Earl St John|Earl St John]] announced the film for production in 1961.<ref>{{Cite news|title=BRITAIN'S SCREEN SCENE: Encouraging Survey, Rank's Dossier -- Footnotes on Three Luminaries|author=STEPHEN WATTS|date=23 April 1961|work=The New York Times|page=129}}</ref> However it took a number of years for the film to be made. The film was formally announced in 1964, one of a series of comedies that Rank were making at the time (others including ''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' and ''[[That Riviera Touch]]'').<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pinewood carries on--with £9m|author=Our own Reporter|work=The Guardian|location=London (UK)|date=18 February 1964|page=5}}</ref> | ||
The film was shot in [[ | The film was shot in [[Carnaby Street|Carnaby Street]], [[Wormwood Scrubs|Wormwood Scrubs]] and [[Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-X4Fqb_YaCoC&q=doctor+in+clover+carnaby+street+locations&pg=PA38|title=London Film Location Guide|first=Simon|last=James|date=30 August 2007|publisher=Pavilion Books|isbn=9780713490626|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reelstreets.com/films/doctor-in-clover/|title=Reelstreets | Doctor in Clover|website=reelstreets.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a90113a|title=Doctor in Clover (1966)|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> | ||
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''. | 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''. | ||
While the film was shown at its full 101 minutes duration<ref name=SFI/> in most other countries, the [[ | While the film was shown at its full 101 minutes duration<ref name=SFI/> in most other countries, the [[British Board of Film Classification|British Board of Film Classification]] ordered that the UK cinema version had to be cut down to 97 minutes in order to get an [[History of British film certificates#1951–1970|"A"]] (adult) classification, and that duration has remained in later British video releases.<ref name=bbc>[http://www.bbfc.co.uk/search/releases/any/any/any/any/any/0/160/any/aff033659/any/any/any/any?advanced=true BBFC: ''Doctor in Clover (1965)''] Linked 2013-05-16</ref> | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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===Critical=== | ===Critical=== | ||
"The title alone will go a long way towards selling this picture", noted Graham Clarke in ''[[ | "The title alone will go a long way towards selling this picture", noted Graham Clarke in ''[[Kinematograph Weekly|Kinematograph Weekly]]'', "and it backs this with a good ration of knockabout fun."<ref>''Kinematograph Weekly'' vol 585 no 3048, 3 March 1966</ref> | ||
===Box office=== | ===Box office=== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:09, 22 February 2023
| Doctor in Clover | |
|---|---|
 Original British 1966 quad film poster | |
| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Jack Davies |
| Based on | Doctor in Clover by Richard Gordon |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Starring | Leslie Phillips James Robertson Justice Shirley Anne Field John Fraser Joan Sims Arthur Haynes |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | John Scott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes[2] |
| 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 of the same title by Richard Gordon. It is the sixth of the seven films in the Doctor series.
The film was released in the US as Carnaby, MD. British singer Kiki Dee sang the film's title track.
Synopsis
The film is based at the (fictitious) St Swithin's 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 misbehaviour with the Governor's daughter, so he enrolls in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), who 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.
Grimsdyke falls in love with the much younger Physiopherapist Jeanine (Elizabeth Ercy) but she considers him to be too old for her. Grimsdyke tries various hilarious methods to make himself look younger and more appealing to Jeanine without success. Eventually he declares his love for her to her. Her reply to him is that he is very sweet but she says that she has just become engaged to be married to Lambert Symington (Jeremy Lloyd).
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 should be run.
When Grimsdyke is told that he was not successful in getting the plum senior medical post, instead of his older brother, because he is considered to be too young looking, this lifts his mood and the film ends.
Main cast
- Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke
- James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt
- Shirley Anne Field as Nurse Bancroft
- John Fraser as Dr Miles Grimsdyke
- Joan Sims as Matron Sweet
- Arthur Haynes as Tarquin Wendover
- Fenella Fielding as Tatiana Rubikov
- Jeremy Lloyd as Lambert Symington
- Noel Purcell as O'Malley
- Robert Hutton as Rock Stewart
- Eric Barker as Professor Halfbeck
- Norman Vaughan as TV Commentator
- Terry Scott as Robert the hairdresser
- Elizabeth Ercy as Jeanine the Physiopherapist
- Alfie Bass as Fleming
- Anne Cunningham as Women's Ward Sister
- Suzan Farmer as Nurse Holliday
- Harry Fowler as Grafton
- Peter Gilmore as the Choreographer
- Bill Kerr as Digger
- Robin Hunter as Sydney
- Nicky Henson as Salesman
- Justine Lord as New Matron
- Alexandra Bastedo as Nurse at Party
- Lionel Murton as Publicity Man
- Ronnie Stevens as TV Producer
- Danny Green as Ashby (uncredited)
- Andre Maranne as Pierre in French Movie (uncredited)
- Wendy Richard as Nurse (with false eyelashes) (uncredited)
- Jack Smethurst as Long-haired Patient (uncredited)
Production
The novel Doctor in Clover was published in 1960.[3] Film rights were bought by the Rank Organisation whose head of production Earl St John announced the film for production in 1961.[4] However it took a number of years for the film to be made. The film was formally announced in 1964, one of a series of comedies that Rank were making at the time (others including Carry On Cleo and That Riviera Touch).[5]
The film was shot in Carnaby Street, Wormwood Scrubs and Pinewood Studios.[6][7][8]
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.
While the film was shown at its full 101 minutes duration[2] in most other countries, the British Board of Film Classification ordered that the UK cinema version had to be cut down to 97 minutes in order to get an "A" (adult) classification, and that duration has remained in later British video releases.[9]
Reception
The film opened in London on 4 March 1966, with general release following on 3 April.[9]
Critical
"The title alone will go a long way towards selling this picture", noted Graham Clarke in Kinematograph Weekly, "and it backs this with a good ration of knockabout fun."[10]
Box office
The film was among the 15 top money-makers at the British box-office that year.[11]
References
- ^ First advertisement in The Times was on Friday 4 March 1966, page 2, column A, showing it running at Leicester Square Theatre. Found in The Times Digital Archive on 16 May 2013
- ^ a b Swedish Film Institute: Film facts Doctor in Clover Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Linked 2013-05-16
- ^ "I Books Today ! . __ i". The New York Times. 21 January 1960. p. 28.
- ^ STEPHEN WATTS (23 April 1961). "BRITAIN'S SCREEN SCENE: Encouraging Survey, Rank's Dossier -- Footnotes on Three Luminaries". The New York Times. p. 129.
- ^ Our own Reporter (18 February 1964). "Pinewood carries on--with £9m". The Guardian. London (UK). p. 5.
- ^ James, Simon (30 August 2007). London Film Location Guide. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9780713490626 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reelstreets | Doctor in Clover". reelstreets.com.
- ^ "Doctor in Clover (1966)". British Film Institute.
- ^ a b BBFC: Doctor in Clover (1965) Linked 2013-05-16
- ^ Kinematograph Weekly vol 585 no 3048, 3 March 1966
- ^ The Times, 31 December 1966, article: Most popular star for third time, page 5, column G. Found in The Times Digital Archive on 11 July 2012.
External links
- Doctor in Clover at IMDb
- Doctor in Clover at Britmovie
- Doctor in Clover at BFI
- Doctor in Clover at the British Film Institute
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- Films produced by Betty Box
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