

Once a Doctor
1937, English. Directed by William Clemens.
Dr. Frank Brace (Joe King) is an important doctor with son Jerry (Gordon Oliver) as well as foster son Steven (Donald Woods). The sons are both interns at Frank's hospital. Steven is the better doctor who takes blame for Jerry's mistakes.Steven has his license revoked when he is blamed for two deaths. Steven goes through years of hell trying to redeem himself.
- Runtime
- 0h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- William ClemensDirector
- Jean MuirPaula Nordland
- Donald WoodsSteven Brace
- Gordon OliverJerry Brace
- Joe KingFrank Brace
- Henry KolkerBruce Nordland
- Gordon HartHarry Lewis
- Joseph CrehanCaptain Andrews
- Louise StanleyRuby Horton
- Robert PaigeDr. Burton
- Edwin StanleyDr. Adams
- Houseley StevensonMagistrate Kendrick
- Harland TuckerProsecuting Attorney
Details
- Released
- 23 January 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Frank T. Daugherty, Robertson White, Ben Grauman Kohn
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Once a Doctor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 January 1937. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Once a Doctor?
Once a Doctor (1937) was directed by William Clemens and stars Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver.