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Status
Released
Release
1947
Runtime
1h 47m
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"They're Back!... They're Better!"
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his temporary replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young, singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once Pearson meets teacher Trudy Mason, he is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
23 Cast Members
Bing Crosby
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Joan Caulfield
Trudy Mason
Barry Fitzgerald
Dr. Joseph McRory
Wanda Hendrix
Emily Walters
Frank Faylen
Bill Walters
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Gilley
Robert Shayne
Roy Chesley
Larry Young
Dr. Ronnie Jenks
Percy Kilbride
Nat Dorkas
Charles Dingle
Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Don Beddoe
Mort Elkins
Thurston Hall
Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Miss Lennek
Mary Field
Secretary
Paul Stanton
Mr. Daniels
Patrick McVey
Ed Chanock
Richard M. Norman
Frank Ferguson
Crane (uncredited)
Margaret Field
Photo of Cousin Hattie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Ben - Bus Driver (uncredited)
