Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Dr. Lucy Grainger
- (as Aline Mac Mahon)
- Physician
- (as Nora Helen Spens M.D.)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAn uncredited Ronald Reagan provides the opening narration.
- GoofsThe taxi first shown hurrying Dick Clark and his pregnant wife to the hospital is a 1959 model Ford. The taxi they arrive in a 1960 Ford, a distinctly different looking model.
- Quotes
Dr. Joseph Pearson: You often hear people ask what does a pathologist do? Never hear anyone ask what surgeons do. Perhaps we all know what surgeons do. Well, a pathologist is the one who examines the surgeon's mistakes when it's too late. He's the doctor the patient seldom sees, doesn't want to. Yet, few departments in the hospital have more effect in the patient's welfare. It is pathology which advises the patient's physician on disease. Sometimes when all else fails, it is the pathologist who makes the final diagnosis.
- Crazy creditsThis film is dedicated to the medical profession for its constant and devoted service to mankind.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Hilde (2009)
Fredric March has class, confidence, and presence, owning every inch of the screen. Ben Gazzara has a different type of energy, the Paul Newman bad-boy generation of upstarts; but it's obvious he loves his field as much as his predecessor. Just like Not as a Stranger, there are criticisms and praises for the medical establishment in the story. We all wish doctors were all-knowing and could cure everything, but that's not the way it is. This film could have been made today, which is remarkable how little things have changed. With just a computer and a cell phone or two, a word-for-word remake could be filmed in the 2020s. Interesting, well-acted, and a story that keeps you guessing until the end, rent this one for a stimulating evening.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- No Deadly Machine
- Filming locations
- Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA(hospital location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1