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Dr. Sam

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
Chill Wills
as Colonel Casey Thompson
John Derek
John Derek
as Ben Travis
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
as Tony Gentry
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
as Dr. Sam Applewhite
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
as Abby
J. Pat O'Malley
J. Pat O'Malley
as Duffy
Sue England
Sue England
as Mary
Jon Locke
Jon Locke
as Jerry Jones
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Jean Howell
as Janet Jones
Norman Leavitt
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 bkoganbing2020-10-24
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. ...