Trivia / Doctor in Distress (1963)

• Billing Displacement: The Australian DVD places Leo McKern at the end of the list of stars to capitalise on the fact that he is an Australian actor, despite the fact he only plays a supporting role with one scene.
• Blooper:
  • The ambulance man's hat is blown off by the wind as he tries to overtake Sir Lancelot, but when he arrives at Hampden Cross Hospital he is once more wearing it.
  • Dr. Sparrow changes from leaning out of a compartment window to leaning out of a door window when his train leaves the station.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Brazil: Indiscreet Office.
  • Denmark: Little Doctor, Watch Out!.
  • Finland: From Doctor's Soil.
  • Germany: Doctor in Grades.
  • Hungary/Italy/Norway/Russia: Doctor in Trouble.
  • Portugal: Say... 33 and 1/2.
  • Spain: Doctor's Problems.
  • Sweden: The Doctor is on the Move.
• Fake American:
  • Mr. Heilbronn is played by the Australian Leo McKern.
  • Genevieve Milton is played by the British Jill Adams.
• Fake Brit: The Polish John Bluthal as a British railway porter.
• Looping Lines: When Dr. Sparrow says "What?!" in Sonja's flat, his original dialogue has been dubbed over as the word doesn't match his mouth movements.
• Playing Their Own Twin: Mylène Demongeot plays both Sonja and Helga.
• Role Reprise: After missing Doctor in Love, Dirk Bogarde returns to the role of Dr. Sparrow for the fourth and final time.
• Uncredited Role:
  • Madge Ryan as Mrs. Clapper.
  • Barbara Hicks as Miss Minton.
  • Richard Briers and Christopher Beeny as medical students.
  • Ronald Lacey as one of the young men in Mum's Diner.
  • Ronnie Barker as a man at the railway station ticket counter.
  • John Bluthal as a railway porter who has a run-in with Sir Lancelot.
  • Marianne Stone as the waitress at Mum's Diner.
  • We don't find out who played Mr. Lewis, Miss Wick, Nurse Bossom, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Roberts, Clive, or Johnny.
• You Look Familiar:
  • Donald Houston plays a different character to the one he had played in Doctor in the House (1954).
  • Jill Adams plays a different character to the one she had played in Doctor at Sea.
  • Barbara Murray plays a different character to the one she had played in Doctor at Large.
  • Fenella Fielding and Reginald Beckwith play different characters to the ones they had played in Doctor in Love.
  • Ronnie Stevens returns for his third unique role in the series.

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