Doctor's Orders
1930, English. Directed by Arch Heath.
Alabam is lovesick. He tells Mickey how he can't get close to the girl of his dreams; he's overheard by Dave, a smooth operator, who insists that Alabam leave everything to him. He contrives to have Alabam and Mickey wreck Alabam's car in the girl's front yard, then he arrives, posing as a doctor, asking the residents of the house if they'll let the injured boy come inside while the doctor examines him. Meanwhile, Mickey gets a look at the girl's cousin and feigns injury so that now both lads are in beds upstairs while Dave, the doctor, conjures foul-tasting treatments. The fly in the ointment is the girl's crusty uncle, who may stand between the lads and their true loves.
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Arch HeathDirector
- David SharpeDave / Dr. Sharpe / Nurse
- Gertrude MessingerGertie
- Mary KornmanMary
- Mickey DanielsMickey
- Dorothy GrangerDorothy, the Maid
- Grady SuttonAlabam
- Edgar KennedyMary's Father / Gertie's Uncle
- Betty Mae CraneIntroductory Titles Speaker
- Beverly CraneIntroductory Titles Speaker
- Tiny SandfordCop
Details
- Released
- 12 September 1930
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- H.M. Walker
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Doctor's Orders isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 September 1930. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor's Orders?
Doctor's Orders (1930) was directed by Arch Heath and stars David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger, Mary Kornman.