Dr. Broadway

Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anthony Mann
Screenplay by	Borden Chase and Art Arthur
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Starring	Macdonald Carey; Jean Phillips; Eduardo Ciannelli; Richard Lane; J. Carrol Naish; Joan Woodbury; Arthur Loft
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Music by	Robert Emmett Dolan; Paul Sawtell
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 9, 1942;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dr. Broadway is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Anthony Mann (as his directorial debut) and written by Borden Chase and Art Arthur. The film stars Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, Eduardo Ciannelli, Richard Lane, J. Carrol Naish, Joan Woodbury and Arthur Loft. The film was released on May 9, 1942, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

After foiling a phony suicide attempt by Connie Madigan, an aspiring actress seeking publicity by stepping onto a ledge, Dr. Tim Kane, who practices medicine in the Broadway district of New York City, vouches for her to keep Connie from being arrested and hires her as his assistant.

Doc is warned by his Broadway cronies about gangster Vic Telli being released from prison. Doc's testimony had put Vic behind bars. Vic turns up, but impressed by Doc's honesty, says he is dying and asks Doc to find his long-missing daughter, Margie Dove, so he can bequeath her his fortune.

Vic ends up dead with rival racketeer Jack Venner trying to get his money, assisted by a woman pretending to be Margie. In the end, Doc's life is saved by Connie going back out onto the ledge, tossing a shoe at the people below. The police nab the villain and Doc helps Connie back inside, but not before kissing her.

Cast

Macdonald Carey as Dr. Timothy Kane / Dr. Broadway
Jean Phillips as Connie Madigan
Eduardo Ciannelli as Vic Telli
Richard Lane as Police Sgt. Patric
J. Carrol Naish as Jack Venner
Joan Woodbury as Margie Dove
Arthur Loft as Capt. Mahoney
Warren Hymer as Maxie the Goat
Frank Bruno as Marty Weber
Sid Melton as Louie La Conga
Olin Howland as Professor
Gerald Mohr as Red
Abe Dinovitch as Benny
Thomas W. Ross as Magistrate
Charles C. Wilson as Dist. Atty. McNamara
Spencer Charters as Oscar Titus
Mary Gordon as Broadway Carrie
Jay Novello as Greeny
John Gallaudet as Al
Al Hill as Jerry
Edward Earle as Hayes (uncredited)
John Hamilton as Joe (uncredited)

Production

Mann agreed to direct the film on the encouragement of Preston Sturges who worked with Mann on Sullivan's Travels. Sturges said Mann should direct any film he could if the opportunity came up. Mann later said of the film "I think it had some good things in it. I remember very warmly the cameraman, an oldtimer name of Spatkuhl, who had done many films for UFA and Lubitsch, and he was a great help. Nobody else cared a damn about the picture. They said: ‘Don’t build sets; don’t do anything. You have to get finished in i8 days and, if you don’t, the cameras are taken from you and OUT’."^[3]

References

^ "Dr. Broadway (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. 1942-06-25. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
^ Bruce Eder (2015). "Dr-Broadway - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
^ Wicking, Christopher; Pattinson, Barrie (July–October 1969). "Interviews with Anthony Mann". Screen. Vol. 10. p. 32.

External links

Dr. Broadway at IMDb

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[1] "Dr. Broadway (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. 1942-06-25. Retrieved 2015-03-25.

[2] Bruce Eder (2015). "Dr-Broadway - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-25.

[3] Wicking, Christopher; Pattinson, Barrie (July–October 1969). "Interviews with Anthony Mann". Screen. Vol. 10. p. 32.

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