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Doctor in Trouble

  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
494
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Doctor in Trouble (1970)
A British doctor (Leslie Phillips) stows away on an ocean liner in his pursuit of a young woman (Angela Scoular) in a miniskirt.
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Dr. Burke joins a cruise to pursue Ophelia, his love interest who left before he could propose. He meets his TV star friend "Dr. Dare" aboard, becomes the captain's steward, and deals with q... Read allDr. Burke joins a cruise to pursue Ophelia, his love interest who left before he could propose. He meets his TV star friend "Dr. Dare" aboard, becomes the captain's steward, and deals with quirky passengers.Dr. Burke joins a cruise to pursue Ophelia, his love interest who left before he could propose. He meets his TV star friend "Dr. Dare" aboard, becomes the captain's steward, and deals with quirky passengers.

  • Director
    • Ralph Thomas
  • Writers
    • Jack Davies
    • Richard Gordon
  • Stars
    • Leslie Phillips
    • Harry Secombe
    • James Robertson Justice
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    494
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Thomas
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Richard Gordon
    • Stars
      • Leslie Phillips
      • Harry Secombe
      • James Robertson Justice
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Dr. Tony Burke
    Harry Secombe
    Harry Secombe
    • Llewellyn Wendover
    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Sir Lancelot Spratt
    Angela Scoular
    Angela Scoular
    • Ophelia O'Brien
    Irene Handl
    Irene Handl
    • Mrs. Dailey
    Simon Dee
    • Basil Beauchamp
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Captain George Spratt
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Master-at-Arms
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Russian Captain
    John Le Mesurier
    John Le Mesurier
    • Purser
    • (as John le Mesurier)
    Graham Stark
    Graham Stark
    • Satterjee
    Janet Mahoney
    • Dawn Dailey
    Graham Chapman
    Graham Chapman
    • Roddy
    Jacki Piper
    • Cockney Girl
    Fred Emney
    Fred Emney
    • Father
    Yuri Borienko
    • Sick Russian
    Gerald Sim
    Gerald Sim
    • 1st Doctor
    Yutte Stensgaard
    Yutte Stensgaard
    • Eve (Model)
    • Director
      • Ralph Thomas
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Richard Gordon
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Leslie Phillips (Dr. Tony Burke) married Angela Scoular (Ophelia O'Brien) in 1982, a year after his first wife, Penelope Bartley, died.

      In this film Leslie Phillips points to Angela Scoular and says "That's the one I want to marry", and twelve years later he did marry her.
    • Goofs
      Leslie Phillips wears Simon Dee's clothes when he puts his in the wash. They fit perfectly but when they stand together Simon Dee is 5 to 6 inches taller that Leslie Phillips.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Tony Burke: A most unfortunate accident, sir. May I suggest a double dose of ipecacuanha to counteract the chill?

      Captain George Spratt: I didn't send for you to doctor me, Burke, your quackeries are required elsewhere. I've just received an SOS from the Russian vessel Drobny, reporting an acute case of appendicitis. She'll be alongside in twenty minutes.

      Dr. Tony Burke: The patient is a lady, sir?

      Captain George Spratt: Not the patient, the ship you clot. I'm sending you to perform the operation.

      Dr. Tony Burke: Oh. Thank you, sir.

      Captain George Spratt: You'll collect your tools and report, with the Master-at-Arms, on the poop in fifteen minutes. I shall inform my brother that your devotion to duty led you to volunteer for this most dangerous mission.

      Dr. Tony Burke: There's nothing dangerous about performing an appendectomy, sir.

      Captain George Spratt: No, but transferring from ship to ship by breeches bouy, with the Russians in charge of the operations, can hardly prove to be uneventful.

      [laughs]

    • Alternate versions
      To avoid an 'X' certificate the original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove some nudity and shots of a topless Angela Scoular.
    • Connections
      Follows Doctor in the House (1954)

    User reviews8

    Featured review
    5/10

    All Aboard the Golden Horn

    A fascinating piece of film history, with a cast that just for starters manages to include Simon Dee, Fred Emney, a Python, a Goon and Joan Sims as an amorous, cigar-smoking Russian captain.

    Shot almost entirely on a soundstage in Pinewood, it also works well as a quiz with a point for each offensive stereotype as it appears: Graham Stark in blackface and a 'hilarious' Indian accent (check), a camp fashion photographer (check), dolly birds in big hair and short skirts (check). And so on.
    • richardchatten
    • Jun 12, 2022
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    • Release date
      • 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Doktor u neprilici
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • The Rank Organisation
      • Welbeck Films Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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