Dr. Jack

For the euthanasia activist, see Jack Kevorkian.

Dr. Jack

Directed by	Fred C. Newmeyer Sam Taylor (uncredited)
Produced by	Hal Roach (uncredited)
Written by	Hal Roach Sam Taylor Jean C. Havez H.M. Walker
Starring	Harold Lloyd Mildred Davis
Cinematography	Walter Lundin
Edited by	Thomas J. Crizer
Production company	Hal Roach Studios
Distributed by	Pathé Distributors
Release dates	November 26, 1922 (1922-11-26)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent, English intertitles
Budget	$113,440^[1]

Dr. Jack is a 1922 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Hal Roach and Directed by Fred Newmeyer. The story was by Jean Havez, Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor. The film was released on November 26, 1922.

Grossing $1,275,423, Dr. Jack was one of the top-ten most profitable releases of 1922.^[2]

Plot

The Sick-Little-Well-Girl (played by Mildred Davis) has been wrapped in cotton wool all her life. At the sign of the slightest sniffle or cough, she is packed off to bed and each time, the stuffy (and expensive) Dr Ludwig von Saulsbourg (Eric Mayne) is called to attend to her.

In another town lives Doctor Jackson (Harold Lloyd), a friendly and altruistic doctor who is liked by everyone in town. He utilises common sense when curing the citizens of any ills.

Soon, Doctor Jack discovers that von Saulsbourg has been playing on The Sick-Little-Well-Girl's non-illness, charging the girl's father exorbitant amounts of money to "treat" her. With Jack's intervention, von Saulsbourg is sent packing.

Background

Dr. Jack is an upbeat gag-driven film, played solely for laughs. Released between the sensitive, complex character comedy of Grandma's Boy and the daredevil "thrill picture" Safety Last!, it was Lloyd's first intentional five-reeler, whereas his two previous features, A Sailor-Made Man and Grandma's Boy, both grew from two-reelers to five-reelers during the actual shooting.

Cast

Harold Lloyd - Dr. Jackson - "Jack" for short
Mildred Davis - The Sick-Little-Well-Girl
John T. Prince - Her Father
Eric Mayne - Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg
C. Norman Hammond - Jamison, the Lawyer
Charles Stevenson - Asylum Guard

Preservation status

Prints exist in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the British Film Institute's National Film Archive.

References

↑ Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p 88
↑ Vance, Jeffrey and Suzanne Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" New York: Harry N Abrams. p 88

External links

Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer

Now or Never (1921)
Among Those Present (1921)
Never Weaken (1921)
A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
Grandma's Boy (1922)
Dr. Jack (1922)
Safety Last! (1923)
Why Worry? (1923)
Girl Shy (1924)
Hot Water (1924)
The Freshman (1925)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
The Perfect Clown (1925)
The Potters (1927)
That's My Daddy (1928)
Warming Up (1928)
Sailor's Holiday (1929)
Queen High (1930)
Fast and Loose (1930)
Discarded Lovers (1932)
They Never Come Back (1932)
The Night Rider (1932)
The Moth (1934)
Lost in the Legion (1934)
A Scream in the Night (1935)
General Spanky (1936)

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