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One Man's Journey (1933)

One Man's Journey poster
Directed by
John S. Robertson
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town doctor works tirelessly to help his rural community despite poor conditions. The film follows his long career and personal sacrifices over many years.

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What happens

One Man's Journey is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Eli Watt. The picture was based on the short story Failure written by Katharine Haviland-Taylor. It was remade by RKO as A Man to Remember (1938). The story tells of a small-town doctor working under difficult circumstances in a rural area somewhere in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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