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Doctor in Clover
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Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job. Numerous antics follow, with Phillips getting Justice fixed up with the new prim-and-proper Matron (Joan Sims) and his attempted failures to lure the hospital's beauty, the physiotherapist.
- Original title
- Doctor in Clover
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US,GB
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Sep 2, 2024 · via TMDB
Interestingly, this film is also known as "Carnaby M. D." without any of the characters actually bearing that name. What we do have, though, are the gently comedic hospital antics of "Gaston Grimsdike" (Leslie Philiips) as he attempts to woo nurse "Bancroft" (Shirley Anne Field) whilst simultaneously fixing up his imperious boss "Sir Lancelot Spratt" (James Robertson Justice) with the rather matronly Joan Sims. This film is too long, the jokes are predictable but amusing enough, and the scenarios recycle themselves once too often so after half an hour it is pretty indistinguishable from the other "Doctor" movies. That said, though, the story is still quite engaging in a light and fluffy, harmless, sort of fashion with the women frequently getting the better of the men folks. Probably never a film you would want to watch more than once, but emblematic of the humour that prevailed at the time and as a piece of cinema nostalgia, you could do much worse.
John Chard
Mar 25, 2016 · via TMDB
An apple a day keeps the doctor away... Doctor in the House was released in 1954 and promptly became the start of a franchise of Brit comedy films. The quality and standard of each film, a total of seven, varies and will always be a subject of debate among fans. Clover, the 6th offering, isn't particularly great, and minus series regular Dirk Bogarde, it is often painted as the runt of the litter. Yet there are some strengths worthy of time spent with the pic to save it from sequel damnation. Leslie Phillips fronts up as the focal point, he's a randy doctor who as he attempts to go about his fanciful Lothario ways, becomes acutely aware of his advancing years, cue his attempts at looking young. James Robertson Justice is still on hand as the boisterous Sir Lancelot Spratt, while Joan Sims, Fenella Fielding, Arthur Haynes, Shirley Anne Field and John Fraser are filing in for some daft medical shenanigans. It's a bit "Carry On" lite, at times feeling like it's trying to be more risqué than is possible. Yet Fielding and Haynes are super as strong personality patients, Phillips carries the movie with ease, while Justice cuts lose from the gruff persona - to see him have fun courtesy of a dubious serum plot line. Nobody's idea of a British classic, for sure, but fun enough with a G&T on a Sunday afternoon. 6/10
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Leslie Phillips
Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Shirley Anne Field
Nurse Bancroft
John Fraser
Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
Joan Sims
Matron Sweet
Arthur Haynes
Tarquin Wendover
Jeremy Lloyd
Lambert Symington
Noel Purcell
O'Malley
Robert Hutton
Rock Stewart
Eric Barker
Professor Halfbeck
Terry Scott
Robert
Elizabeth Ercy
Jeannine Belmont
Alfie Bass
Fleming
Suzan Farmer
Nurse Holiday
Peter Gilmore
Len
Nicky Henson
Boutique Assistant
Robin Hunter
Sydney
Bill Kerr
Digger
Harry Fowler
Grafton
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Mr. Tristram
Lionel Murton
Publicity Man
Dandy Nichols
Patient with Kidney Stones
Anthony Sharp
Dr. Loftus
Ronnie Stevens
TV Producer
Alexandra Bastedo
Nurse at Party (uncredited)
Danny Green
Ashby (uncredited)
John Junkin
Prison Warder (uncredited)
Harold Kasket
Husband in French Movie
André Maranne
Pierre in French Movie (uncredited)
Ronald Rich
Student Doctor (uncredited)
Wendy Richard
Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)
Jack Smethurst
Long-Haired Patient (uncredited)
George Holdcroft
Man at Party (uncredited)
John Stephen
Costume Design
Ralph Thomas
Director
John Scott
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