Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.
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- Dr. Lucy Grainger
- (as Aline Mac Mahon)
- Physician
- (as Nora Helen Spens M.D.)
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- TriviaAlthough shot in academy 1.37:1 aspect ratio (for later television airing) the theatrical -- or *intended* (by the studio, producer, director and/or cinematographer) -- aspect ratio of this film is 1.85:1 widescreen. Most modern 16x9 (1.77:1) televisions have a "zoom to width" picture option, essentially allowing the viewer to see the film as the director and cinematographer originally planned. It is easy to spot films shot this way since all the titles and credits will still fit when properly cropped (they stay in the "middle" of the frame vertically), and there is an unusual amount of "headroom" above the actors in medium and close-up shots when viewed uncropped. Quite often "mistakes" -- like seeing equipment in the top or bottom of the uncropped frame -- would never have been seen by a theater audience.
- GoofsThe taxi first shown hurrying Dick Clark and his pregnant wife to the hospital is a 1959 model Ford. The taxi they arrive in a 1960 Ford, a distinctly different looking model.
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Dr. Joseph Pearson: You often hear people ask what does a pathologist do? Never hear anyone ask what surgeons do. Perhaps we all know what surgeons do. Well, a pathologist is the one who examines the surgeon's mistakes when it's too late. He's the doctor the patient seldom sees, doesn't want to. Yet, few departments in the hospital have more effect in the patient's welfare. It is pathology which advises the patient's physician on disease. Sometimes when all else fails, it is the pathologist who makes the final diagnosis.
- Crazy creditsThis film is dedicated to the medical profession for its constant and devoted service to mankind.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Hilde (2009)
March is an older guy who feels a not so gentle nudge from the higher ups who feel maybe it's time he put in his retirement. Like a lot of people in his age bracket, his job is his life and he can't separate where one begins and the other leaves off.
Ben Gazzara's character is borrowed heavily from Robert Mitchum's in Not As a Stranger. He's the young idealistic type with more than a touch of arrogance however. Put Gazzara and March in the same work environment and we have the recipe for a pretty good medical drama.
Medical settings have been almost as good as courtrooms for drama. That's because in both you are dealing with life and death issues. What makes The Young Doctors unique is that this is the only film in my memory that has to deal with the Pathology Lab. Usually medical dramas take place with surgeons or researchers as the protagonists. What I like about The Young Doctors is that it shows another part of the hospital does play a critical role. My mother was in fact a secretary in a Pathology Lab in a hospital and if she were alive now, she'd be the first to applaud this film.
Both March and Gazzara turn out to be very human after all and both make a major blunder each on a given case. Yet they develop a healthy respect for each other as time goes by.
Other performances you will like here is Ina Balin as a student nurse with a major medical condition, Edward Andrews as another pathologist, Dick Clark who's another young doctor whose wife, Phyllis Love, is having a difficult pregnancy, and Aline McMahon, friend and confidante of March. I have a feeling that Florence Eldridge may have been offered the part before McMahon.
One guy here who is outstanding is the ever dependable Eddie Albert who plays a pediatrician. The most harrowing scene in the film is during an operation on Clark's newborn infant to give him a blood transfusion. Watch Albert's performance with minimal dialog during the procedure. As the sweat pours down him you feel right with him the worry and concern he has for his littlest patient barely able to taste life. His skill allows the newborn to have that crack at making his mark in the world.
We've seen medical dramas from Arrowsmith to ER and The Young Doctors takes an honored place among them.
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- Apr 24, 2007
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- Also known as
- No Deadly Machine
- Filming locations
- Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA(hospital location)
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1