The Country Doctor is a 1909 American short silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Currently in the public domain, prints of The Country Doctor are preserved at the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.

Plot

A doctor (Frank Powell) leaves his sick daughter (Adele DeGarde) to assist a neighbor that is gravely ill, and ignores his wife's requests to come home and take care of his own daughter who is getting worse.

The Country Doctor (1909 film)

Cast

Kate Bruce as Poor Mother (uncredited) Adele DeGarde as Poor Mother's Sick Daughter (uncredited) Gladys Egan as Edith Harcourt – Daughter (uncredited) Rose King as Maid (uncredited) Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Harcourt (uncredited) Mary Pickford as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter (uncredited) Frank Powell as Doctor Harcourt (uncredited)

The Country Doctor (1909 film)

See also

List of American films of 1909

1909 in film

D. W. Griffith filmography

Treasures from American Film Archives

References

External links

1909 films

1909 drama films

1909 short films

Silent American drama films

American silent short films

American black-and-white films

Films directed by D. W. Griffith

Films shot in New York City

Articles containing video clips

1900s American films

1900s English-language films

The Country Doctor (1909 film)