Dr. Sam

1961TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m

Western

⭐ 7.7

IMDB Rating

25 votes

The circus troupe turns on Casey Thompson when he dismisses the physician he has just hired, a Dr. Sam Applewhite, immediately after learning that "he" was actually a woman doctor. When one of his performers cracks her skull, Dr. ...

Director

John English

Writers

N/A

Stars

Chill Wills, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel

Release Date

October 26, 1961

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Chill Wills

as Colonel Casey Thompson

John Derek

as Ben Travis

Richard Jaeckel

as Tony Gentry

Irene Dunne

as Dr. Sam Applewhite

Ellen Corby

as Abby

J. Pat O'Malley

as Duffy

Sue England

as Mary

Jon Locke

as Jerry Jones

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Jean Howell

as Janet Jones

Norman Leavitt

as Willoughby

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Calliope Productions

🎯 Categories

Western

⭐ Featured Review

A Woman Doctor? Unheard of

by bkoganbing • 2020-10-24

7/10

"In one of her last acting roles Irene Dunne guest starred in Frontier Circus as tat rarity of the 19th century, a female doctor. Dunne plays Dr. Sam (short for Samantha) Applewhite who accepts a position as a doctor with the Thompson-Gentry show as Dr. Sam. Chill Wills yells foul saying she was hired under false pretenses. But she does stay and has a hard time earning the respect and trust of the circus folks. The first part of the episode leans to the humorous as Dunne even gets a proposal of marriage from Jay Silverheels an Indian chief. The second half is serious when Dunne faces a medica..."

📖 Synopsis

The circus troupe turns on Casey Thompson when he dismisses the physician he has just hired, a Dr. Sam Applewhite, immediately after learning that "he" was actually a woman doctor. When one of his performers cracks her skull, Dr. ...