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I Married a Doctor (1936)

I Married a Doctor poster
Directed by
Archie Mayo
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a small-town doctor and struggles to adjust to the simple life he leads. She tries to bring more culture and excitement to the community, but her efforts create friction with her husband and the townspeople.

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What happens

I Married a Doctor is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s 1920 novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda and Olin Howland. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 25, 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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