As a physician offering alternate treatments, Cary Grant does shine here but the material is somewhat far-fetched and becomes increasingly ridiculous as the film continues.
It's unusual to see veteran actor Finlay Currie is a non-biblical role. In this one, he is Shunderson, as loyal to the good doctor as they come. While there is good reason for his loyalty, when the reason comes out by the end of the film, it's absolutely inane.
Kudos to acting go to Walter Slezak as a fellow doctor, well-tempered and friend to Dr. Praetorius (Grant as well as Hume Cronyn, always excellent in a weasel-like role, this time a physician who basically has only contempt and jealousy for the good doctor, so much so that he tries to ruin him.
Margaret Hamilton does an excellent one-scene turn at the beginning of the film as a former housekeeper of Grant's, discovered by Cronyn in his evil plot. Afraid of sex, and as nasty as ever as in "The Wizard of Oz," Hamilton etches an unforgettable character.
We know there are good doctors out there like the dedicated Noah Praetorius, but the story behind his dedication is a little too much to fathom.
It's unusual to see veteran actor Finlay Currie is a non-biblical role. In this one, he is Shunderson, as loyal to the good doctor as they come. While there is good reason for his loyalty, when the reason comes out by the end of the film, it's absolutely inane.
Kudos to acting go to Walter Slezak as a fellow doctor, well-tempered and friend to Dr. Praetorius (Grant as well as Hume Cronyn, always excellent in a weasel-like role, this time a physician who basically has only contempt and jealousy for the good doctor, so much so that he tries to ruin him.
Margaret Hamilton does an excellent one-scene turn at the beginning of the film as a former housekeeper of Grant's, discovered by Cronyn in his evil plot. Afraid of sex, and as nasty as ever as in "The Wizard of Oz," Hamilton etches an unforgettable character.
We know there are good doctors out there like the dedicated Noah Praetorius, but the story behind his dedication is a little too much to fathom.