A Man to Remember (1938)

Directed by

Garson Kanin

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A dedicated doctor in a small American town struggles to care for his patients after World War I. He faces personal and professional hardships while staying true to his mission.

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What happens

A Man to Remember is a 1938 American drama film directed by Garson Kanin, his first film credit as a director. The picture was based on the short story Failure, written by Katharine Haviland-Taylor, and the screenplay was penned by Dalton Trumbo. The story tells of a saintly small-town doctor working under difficult circumstances somewhere in the United States after World War I. The movie is a remake of One Man's Journey (1933) starring Lionel Barrymore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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