In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regarded small-town physician who often prescribes a healthy dose of common sense! But when Bull begins dating a widow (Vera Allen), the local gossips misconstrue the story. To make matters worse, Bull's plainspoken manner earns him an enemy in the wealthy owner of a nearby construction camp. But once it's learned that the camp has caused illness by polluting the local water supply, the good doctor steps in to try to restore the town's health - and his reputation!
Acting
Will Rogers' effortless, authentic screen presence.
Direction
Ford's understated empathy for small-town America.
Director
John Ford
Will Rogers
Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
Ralph Morgan
Dr. Verney
Andy Devine
Larry Ward
Rochelle Hudson
Virginia (Muller)/Banning
Marian Nixon
May Tupping
Berton Churchill
Herbert Banning
Louise Dresser
Mme Herbert Banning
Tempe Pigott
Grandma Banning
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Patricia Banning
Nora Cecil
Aunt Emily Banning
Patsy O'Byrne
Susan
Effie Ellsler
Aunt Myra Bull
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Rogers died in a plane crash two years later; this was one of his final films. His naturalistic style influenced generations of screen actors.
Released mere months before the Hays Code enforcement, this 'pre-Code' film gets away with frank references to pregnancy and extramarital suspicion that vanished from screens until the 1960s.
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