On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.

Jean Johnson

Dr. John Abbott

Dick Abbott

Howard Sykes

Tom Johnson

George Sykes

Homer Ramsey

Jode Harkness

Dick Abbott (as a boy)

Hank

Dr. Robinson

Jorgensen

Doctor with News of Polio Outbreak (uncredited)

Town Councilor (uncredited)

Clerk (uncredited)

Bank Teller (uncredited)

Worried Father (uncredited)

Funeral Observer (uncredited)

Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way.
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way.
October 14, 1938

Jean Johnson

Dr. John Abbott

Dick Abbott

Howard Sykes

Tom Johnson

George Sykes

Homer Ramsey

Jode Harkness

Dick Abbott (as a boy)

Hank

Dr. Robinson

Jorgensen

Doctor with News of Polio Outbreak (uncredited)

Town Councilor (uncredited)

Clerk (uncredited)

Bank Teller (uncredited)

Worried Father (uncredited)

Funeral Observer (uncredited)

Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way.
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way.
