Doctor In the House

I gave this movie 4 stars, because I know I have a deficient funny bone, so if I found the movie more "rowdy" than "funny," it may be due to that.Since when--and I am old enough to have known medical students in the 40s--do these most put-upon of all students have time to steal a mascot? To play rugby? To seduce women more than once a year?(Yes, they do do interesting things with denatured alcohol--that's true enough). But whether you have an I.Q. of 115, or 160--it's one long, incredible CRAM...That said, Simon Sparrow--nice name--is very funny not being funny, and he has one great line: when he puts the stethescope (I can't spell it right, no matter what I do!) in his ears, looks mildly surprised, and says "I can hear the sea."It's a pleasant movie, once you suspend your disbelief, but as for being hilarious..uh--try Dennis Price in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (late 40s). Out of the running for a dukedom, he decides, quietly, to kill all 8 people who stand between him and it (his victims are all played by Alec Guiness--but he's not as funny as Price himself).It ("Doctor in the House")wasn't cheap, either! But I had no trouble--that others have mentioned--hearing every word. And I am an old lady with "normal hearing loss for your age."So if funny movies don't ordinarily grab you, why did you buy it?Derek Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde.

I have read all the books. I started watching the film with some trepidation as a film is often a let down on a well-loved book. But this film has even surpassed the book! Kudos! It even add a touch of a something of a higher nature in a doctor's life which shines through the humour. Watching the file I relived my days in medical school.

First in the "Doctor in "series & I think it's pretty funny though I like the 1st sequel better. Insights into 50s UK socialized medicine with no punches pulled cuz it's satire, not soapboxy like Dr. Kildare. B-movie silly British humor, but not as crude as Benny Hill. Bogarde is a long time heart throb of mine in such a wide range of roles from "The Angel Wore Red" and "The Spanish Gardener" to "A Bridge Too Far." A+ in this.

It has been decades since I've seen this and it was a pleasure to see it again. Especially since there were some scenes I had completely forgotten about: The pile of bones scaring this woman on the bus, Simon fainting, the old surgeon J. R. Justice telling him "If you're going to faint, please fall back, not forward onto the patient".It whetted my appetite for the "Doctor" series, I just might end up ordering some more. Lots of fun watching.The DVD arrived in good shape, the play side was clean, the movie has subtitles which are very important to us oldtimers with a hearing problem. I am very satisfied with this purchase.

It took me back to my medical school days in London, where I was a medical student in London about 10 years after the period of this film. I can attest that it is very true to life — even down to the Rolls Royce and character of Sir Lancelot Spratt. My chief was very like him. The crowded, open bed wards are also typical of the period. The film is funny, but the fun is innocent. More plays his usual role, and Bogarde is good as the hero of the story, but James Robertson Justice is the real star playing the role of Sir Lancelot Spratt.

Slow-moving and not as funny as I thought it should be after all the hype. Even JRJ sleep walks his way through it. And, I do understand that the Brit sense of humor is much different than the Yank.

It was a pleasant enough movie. Didn't make me laugh uproariously, but I did chuckle a few times. Certainly better than blood and guts and watching people OD and kill each other. The British was very easy to understand. Didn't feel as though I needed subtitles to understand my own language.

It's a pity that VCI have given us such a poor transfer: VHS-quality made worse by crude attempts at sharpening and color boosting. The cover claims that "This Special Edition motion picture has been digitally restored to its present condition." Unfortunately its present condition has to be rated as awful. Not to be watched on anything grander than a 13" television. This is a fine film that deserves much better treatment.

Well it was ok but I didn't find it particularly funny. The image quality was average for a DVD of a film of this age - I've seen much better and I've seen much worse. The story moves along ok but that's about all. For a film of the 'Dr' series it's also about average being neither the best nor the worst.

I first watched this film many years ago, and unfortunately it has just ruined my ability not to laugh during ward rounds! Just looking at all of us following sheep-like after a consultant makes me think of Sir Lancelot Spratt 'you must pursue me, you must pursue me!' and it is then a struggle to keep a straight face... To try and make others understand my amusement I have sat them down and made them watch the film. They all agree that though some things are different, for the most part, medical school is much unchanged from how it was nearly 60 years ago!

Nice gentle comedy which can be watched by all. Has a great cast including Kenneth More and Dirk Bogarde. James Robertson Justice shines as surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt. The immortal line for me is when Sir Lancelot, explaining about a forthcoming operation on a patient, asks trainee doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) "What's the bleeding time?" and he replies "Twenty past four". Brilliant.

This is a Classic British Comedy based on the books of Dr Richard Gordon. The cast are stalwarts of film comedy of the 50's. Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Donald Sinden to name but a few. The comedy is riotous and the Technicolor is luscious. I've seen it many times on tv but it was still worth adding to my collection.

Thoroughly enjoyed it.