The Medicine Man (1930 film)

The Medicine Man is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Scott Pembroke, released by Tiffany Pictures, and starring Jack Benny, Betty Bronson and Eva Novak.

The Medicine Man
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Directed byScott Pembroke
Written by
Based onThe Medicine Man by Elliott Lester
Produced by
StarringJack Benny
Betty Bronson
Eva Novak
Cinematography
Edited byByron Robinson
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • June 15, 1930 (1930-06-15)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This was an early role for Jack Benny. After talking pictures took over the silent film, vaudeville died, and Benny and many other comedians went to motion pictures.[1] The film was adapted from a play by Elliot Lester.[2]

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.[3]

Plot

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The son and daughter of a shopkeeper fall in with the leader of a traveling medicine show.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Medicine Man details, IMDB.com; accessed December 5, 2015.
  2. ^ The Medicine Man details, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed December 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 114, c. 1978 by The American Film Institute
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