Reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

July 7, 2022
6.0
To be honest, I always found Robert Beatty one of the most unlikely of actors to ever have found success. He was usually as stiff as a plank, delivering his dialogue as if he were shouting at a cattle market. This film belies that image somewhat, though, as he plays "Stone"; a nimble-fingered fisherman who has a knack for helping out folks with aches and pains. Having been shot in the leg during the war, he walks with a pronounced limp that causes his boss to fear for him (or at least his business) at sea, so when he is sacked he hears of an Harley Street osteopath (Felix Aylmer) who through clever manipulation manages to heal him - and set him on a path of training for this vocation himself. It's got a little of the "Citadel" (1938) to it, as he and his wife "Jeannie" (Carol Raye) struggle to balance the needs of educating/training and earning a living before they can establish their practice; whilst he has a bit of a philander with the glamorous Nova Pilbeam (Alexandra) whom he helped with a ligament injury and who is now extolling his virtues to her wealthy Champagne set. It has a certain morality to it - the cutting edge nature of the treatments cause scepticism amongst some of his peers, and when tragedy strikes, illustrate a fine line between quackery and medicine (and self doubt). Largely, though, it's just a feel-good melodrama with an ending that I felt bordered on the downright irresponsible. It's well worth watching - if only to remind ourselves that all medicine needed pioneers, fact or fiction.

Recommendation Movies

7.1
Animation
View
7.1
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence2011
5.1
Horror
View
5.1
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers1995
5.4
Comedy
View
5.4
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?2005
6.8
Action
View
6.8
Fast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 62013
5.3
Horror
View
5.3
Halloween II
Halloween II2009
5.4
Horror
View
5.4
Paranormal Activity 4
Paranormal Activity 42012
8.5
Action
View
8.5
Kill Shot
Kill Shot2023
9.9
Drama
View
9.9
The Way to the Heart
The Way to the Heart2024
7.6
Drama
View
7.6
I Want to Be Like the Main Character in a Novel
I Want to Be Like the Main Character in a Novel2020
5.2
Documentary
View
5.2
Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special
Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special2003
5.7
Horror
View
5.7
Urban Legend
Urban Legend1998
6.7
Adventure
View
6.7
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Angelique: The Road To Versailles1965
6.2
Comedy
View
6.2
Thi Mai
Thi Mai2018
6.1
TV Movie
View
6.1
Christmas Made to Order
Christmas Made to Order2018
5.7
Crime
View
5.7
Coming Home in the Dark
Coming Home in the Dark2021
5.9
Comedy
View
5.9
Problem Child 2
Problem Child 21991
6.9
Comedy
View
6.9
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo: Monsignor1961
7.4
Drama
View
7.4
GO
GO2001
5.7
RED
7.7
Horror
View
7.7
Alice: Boy from Wonderland
Alice: Boy from Wonderland2015
© 2025 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt