Trivia / Doctor in the House (1954)

• Billing Displacement: Kay Kendall is given fifth billing ahead of James Robertson Justice and Donald Houston despite having far less screentime than the two of them.
• Blooper:
  • Simon helps Mrs. Cooper give birth at Christmas, yet immediately afterwards takes part in a rugby match in November, with visible trees in full summer foliage.
  • The St. Swithin's ambulance's licence plate changes throughout the chase scene.
• Cast the Expert: An uncredited taxi driver is played by Fred Griffiths, who was a taxi driver in real life before becoming an actor.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Austria: The Laughing Doctor.
  • Belgium: Doctor or not Doctor/Doctors on the Love Path.
  • Brazil: Rivals in Conquest.
  • Denmark: Little Doctor, What Now?.
  • Finland: A Doctor was Baked.
  • Germany: But, Doctor.
  • Italy: Four in Medicine.
  • Netherlands: Becoming a Doctor is not Difficult.
  • Poland: House Doctor.
  • Portugal: Say 33....
  • Spain: A Family Doctor.
  • Sweden: The Doctor is Here.
  • Turkey: Novice Doctor.
• Dawson Casting: The medical students in the film are all played by 30 to 40-year-olds.
• Deleted Role: Tommy Cooper appeared in a scene that was left on the cutting room floor.
• DVD Commentary: With British comedy historian Robert Ross talking to Muriel Pavlow (Nurse Joy Gibson) and Donald Sinden (Tony Benskin).
• Referenced by...: Godber mentions the film in the Going Straight episode "Going Off the Rails".
• Star-Making Role: For Kenneth More, who after success in both this film and Genevieve went on to become a major British film star.
• Uncredited Role:
  • Noel Purcell as the Padre.
  • Douglas Ives as Alfie Sprogett.
  • Anthony Marlow and an unknown woman as Paul and Helen Gray.
  • Richard Gordon as Stubbins.
  • Shirley Burniston as Barbara.
  • Fred Griffiths as a taxi driver.
  • We don't find out who played Marion, Butch, Elizabeth, Mr. Porter, Mr. Williams or Mr. Barton.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Robert Morley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When James Robertson Justice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
  • Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.

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