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Doctor Jack
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Produced by Hal Roach (uncredited)
Written by Hal Roach
Sam Taylor
Jean C. Havez
Starring Harold Lloyd
Distributed by Hal Roach Studios
Release date(s) November 26, 1922
Running time 60 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language Silent, English intertitles
IMDb profile

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Plot

The Sick-Little-Well-Girl (played by Mildred Davis) has been wrapped in cotton wool all her life. For the suspense/myster author see Mildred B Davis Mildred 'Mid' Davis (February 22 1901 - August 18 1969 was an American At the sign of the slightest sniffle or cough, she is packed off to bed and each time, the stuffy (and expensive) Dr Ludwig von Saulsbourg (Eric Mayne) is called to attend to her.

In another town lives Doctor Jackson (Harold Lloyd), a friendly and altruistic doctor who is liked by everyone in town. He utilises common sense when curing the citizens of any ills.

Soon, Doctor Jack discovers that von Saulsbourg has been playing on The Sick-Little-Well-Girl's non-illness, charging the girl's father exorbitant amounts of money to "treat" her. With Jack's intervention, von Saulsbourg is sent packing.

Background

Doctor Jack is an upbeat gag-driven film, played solely for laughs. Released between the sensitive, complex character comedy of Grandma's Boy and the daredevil "thrill picture" Safety Last, it was Lloyd's first intentional five reeler whereas his two previous features A Sailor-Made Man and Grandma's Boy both grew from two-reelers to five-reelers during the actual shooting. Grandma's Boy is a 1922 Comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. The film was highly influential helping to pioneer feature-length comedies which Safety Last! is a 1923 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 Comedy film directed by Fred Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd.

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These are the films of Harold Lloyd. Most of these films are known to survive in various Film archives around the world
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