Doctors' Wives (1931)
Directed by Frank Borzage
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Marriage Drama |
Run Time - 79 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin when the doctor makes a housecall to a seductive woman with designs upon him. His suspicious wife follows him and spies on him. She thinks they are getting romantic when he is actually trying to extricate himself from his predatory patient. She decides to get revenge with his best friend, but nothing happens. The doctor later finds out that she saw him. He then becomes suspicious because it is she who is now seldom home. He confronts his friend about the alleged adultery. The friend becomes distraught and tries to kill himself. The doctor operates to save his friend's life. He then discovers that his wife has been taking nursing classes so she could work beside her husband and see him more often.
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agent [representative], career, communication, conflict, doctor/nurse, employment, friendship, hospital, house, husband, jealousy, marital-problems, marriage, misunderstanding, problems, revenge, seduction, suicide, suspicion, wife
