United Kingdom / Feb 18, 1958 / Released in the UK as Family Doctor
His Patients Loved Him To Their Murdered Day!
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An American doctor, Jethro Jones, comes into a quiet British seaside community and becomes entangled in a murder mystery when the town gossips inform him that all of the three wives of the town doctor, Doctor Dysert (or Doctor Deadcert as they call him) have had mysterious deaths. And now Doctor Dysert is treating his own secretary, Kitty, who he wants to make her his next wife, as she has inexplicably fallen ill.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Neilson-Terry | Lady Lacy |
| Nicholas Hannen | Colonel |
| Kynaston Reeves | Mr. Sparrow |
| Avice Landone | Mrs. Motlock |
| Frederick Leister | Doctor Alexander |
| Patrick Waddington | Sir George Watson |
| Totti Truman Taylor | Mrs. Davies |
| Noel Hood | Lady Watson |
| Frank Atkinson | Ticket Inspector (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Guest at Hunt Ball (uncredited) |
| Jack Lambert | Doctor Stubbs (uncredited) |
| Ian Wilson | Pharmacist (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrimeMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rx Murder |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Templar Production |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1958 |
| Production | John W. Gossage |
| Writer | Derek N. Twist, John W. Gossage, Joan Fleming |
| Editing | Desmond Saunders |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant, Moray Grant |
| Assistant directors | Ted Morley, John Peverall, Gladys Reeve, Derek N. Twist |
| Camera operators | Moray Grant, Arthur Grant |
| Additional photography | Moray Grant, Arthur Grant |
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| Production design | Elven Webb |
| Art direction | Elven Webb |
| Set decoration | Elven Webb |
| Music | John Wooldridge, Maurice Askew |
| Sound | Maurice Askew, John Wooldridge |
| Costume design | Emma Selby-Walker, Alex Garfath, Elsie Alder |
| Makeup | Alex Garfath, Emma Selby-Walker, Elsie Alder |
| Hairstyling | Alex Garfath, Emma Selby-Walker, Elsie Alder |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 23, 1958 / NR / Released in the US as Rx Murder
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