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Dr. O'Dowd (1940)

Dr. O'Dowd poster
Directed by
Herbert Mason
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor in Ireland tries to make amends with his son after his daughter-in-law dies while he was treating her. It is about grief and family conflict.

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What happens

Dr. O'Dowd is a lost 1940 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Sam Sax for Warner Bros and starring Shaun Glenville, Peggy Cummins, Felix Aylmer and Irene Handl. It was written by Austin Melford and Derek Twist. Set in Ireland, it focuses on Marius O'Dowd, an Irish doctor, who works to restore his relationship with his son after his daughter-in-law dies under O'Dowd's care. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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