Green Light (film)
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Green Light is a 1937
American
film directed by Frank Borzage
.
The film is adapted from a novel written by Lloyd C. Douglas
. The novel is closely related to Douglas' previous book, Magnificent Obsession
, which was also adapted as a movie.
stars as Dr. Newell Page, a surgeon whose refusal to name the real culprit in a fatal operation awry results in the ruin of his career. Dismissed from the hospital staff, Page leaves Massachusetts and travels to Oregon to assist a researcher in Rocky Mountain spotted fever
, almost dying when he subjects himself to an experimental serum. Anita Louise
stars as Phyllis Dexter, his eventual love interest, and Cedric Hardwicke
as Dean Harcourt, an Anglican clergyman and radio preacher whose advice Dr. Page at first dismisses, then later realizes is the truth. The film ends with Page, returned to his former post and cleared of all charges, and Phyllis seated in the cathedral, listening to Dean Harcourt quoting a Psalm, followed by the St. Luke choristers' amen.
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
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film directed by Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.-Biography:Frank Borzage's father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Ronzone, in 1859. As a stonemason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg , where she worked in a silk factory...
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The film is adapted from a novel written by Lloyd C. Douglas
Lloyd C. Douglas
Lloyd Cassel Douglas born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author.He was born in Columbia City, Indiana, spent part of his boyhood in Monroeville, Indiana, Wilmot, Indiana and Florence, Kentucky, where his father, Alexander Jackson Douglas, was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church...
. The novel is closely related to Douglas' previous book, Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession is a 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being The Robe, White Banners and The Big Fisherman.-Plot summary:...
, which was also adapted as a movie.
Plot
Errol FlynnErrol Flynn
Errol Leslie Flynn was an Australian-born actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, being a legend and his flamboyant lifestyle.-Early life:...
stars as Dr. Newell Page, a surgeon whose refusal to name the real culprit in a fatal operation awry results in the ruin of his career. Dismissed from the hospital staff, Page leaves Massachusetts and travels to Oregon to assist a researcher in Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most lethal and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. It has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include “tick typhus,” “Tobia fever” , “São Paulo fever” or “febre...
, almost dying when he subjects himself to an experimental serum. Anita Louise
Anita Louise
-Life and career:Born Anita Louise Fremault in New York, New York, she made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films...
stars as Phyllis Dexter, his eventual love interest, and Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years...
as Dean Harcourt, an Anglican clergyman and radio preacher whose advice Dr. Page at first dismisses, then later realizes is the truth. The film ends with Page, returned to his former post and cleared of all charges, and Phyllis seated in the cathedral, listening to Dean Harcourt quoting a Psalm, followed by the St. Luke choristers' amen.