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Synopsis: Based on a Sinclair Lewis novel "Martin Arrowsmith". A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Ford
Production: United Artists
 
IMDB:
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
PASSED
Year:
1931
108 min
143 Views


Practice? You?

You. who have the stuff

that makes scientist in you?

I'm sorry. sir. but that's how it is.

Oh. well.

I am too wise to argue

with a man in love.

You will be a bad doctor for a while.

and then you will find your way back to us.

And when you do. Martin.

let me know. and...

I will make a place for you.

Go.

Good luck to you.

- I wish you happiness.

- Thank you. sir.

By the laws of God

and by the laws of the state.

I hereby pronounce you

man and wife.

Two dollars. please.

The lady gets it.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Don't mention it. Next.

Well... we're married.

- I don't feel any different.

- I feel kind of flat.

- So. where do we go from here?

- You start practicing.

How does a doctor start practicing?

I've often wondered about that.

Well. I thought you might take a train

with me to my hometown.

- That's Wheatsylvania. South Dakota.

- Dakota?

We got 366 inhabitants

in Wheatsylvania.

And not a doctor in the lot.

Dakota. yeah!

Real man's country.

Frontier! Opportunity!

You're gonna love South Dakota.

Come on. we're on our way!

For what we are about to receive. Lord.

and for all the many blessings

Thou hast bestowed upon our house.

may we be truly grateful.

Amen.

- I always...

- Leora.

- What is it. Mom?

- Look!

Oh. that.

- That happened day before yesterday.

- This is too much.

- Do you mean to tell me...

- You've broken your old parents' hearts.

- Now. Iook. here. l...

- Martin. please. let me.

I'm sorry. darling. but I've got to

make my position clear.

Mr. Tozer. I've been living alone

and working hard for a long time.

I intend to go on working hard.

But I'm not gonna live alone any longer.

That is. I'm not gonna live

without Leora.

You couldn't have stopped us

getting married.

But you would have tried

to stop us getting married.

And I can't waste time now.

You asked me this afternoon if l...

if I had any money. and l...

If you think for a moment you're going

to get one red cent out of this family

simply because you've butted in

where you weren't invited.

I wanna know about it.

I certainly wanna know about it.

I'm not asking for money.

I'm asking for your good will.

I'm asking you to help me to start

in practicing here. so I can support...

Martin may not be asking

for any money. but I am.

Pa's gonna lend Martin $1.000

to start up an office.

Martin'll pay him interest on it.

That is. if Pa doesn't want to give it to us

as a wedding present.

- A thousand...

- You can afford it. Pa. You know you can.

- A thousand...

- You sit down.

And I don't wanna hear

any more talk about it.

because Martin's giving up a great career

as a research scientist

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Sinclair Lewis

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds." He has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a postage stamp in the Great Americans series. more…

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