THE CITADEL.
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Approximate running time: 01:52:00.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Based on a novel by A.J. Cronin.; [Cast:] Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Francis L. Sullivan.; PFA 1616-01-5827. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 19 Sep 1997; Excellent condition; probably better used
Andrew Manson is an idealistic newly qualified Scottish doctor dedicated to treating the Welsh miners suffering from tuberculosis in the Welsh mining village of Blaenely. After his laboratory and notes are destroyed by the miners, he moves to London, taking working class patients in impoverished conditions. His purpose erodes when a chance encounter with a medical school friend, Dr. Frederick Lawford (Rex Harrison) leads to his quiet seduction by an unethical medical establishment.
Andrew Manson is an idealistic newly qualified Scottish doctor dedicated to treating the Welsh miners suffering from tuberculosis in the Welsh mining village of Blaenely. After his laboratory and notes are destroyed by the miners, he moves to London, taking working class patients in impoverished conditions. His purpose erodes when a chance encounter with a medical school friend, Dr. Frederick Lawford (Rex Harrison) leads to his quiet seduction by an unethical medical establishment.
Credits
- Vidor, King, 1894-1982.
- Cronin, A. J. (Archibald Joseph), 1896-1981.
- Donat, Robert, 1905-1958.
- Russell, Rosalind.
- Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983.
- Harrison, Rex.
- Williams, Emlyn, 1905-1987.
- Dudley-Ward, Penelope, 1919-1982.
- Sullivan, Francis L.
- Cast
- Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson
Complete catalog record
THE CITADEL. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1938. 11 reels, sd., b&w. Based on the novel by A. J. Cronin. Credits: Producer, Victor Saville; director, King Vidor; screenplay, Ian Dalrymple, Frank Wead, Elizabeth Hill; additional dialogue, Emlyn Williams; film editor, Charles Frend; music score, Louis Levy. Loew's, Inc.; 18Oct38; LP8384.
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