There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe crocheted shawl that Phyllis Love wore is identical to the one worn by Gigi Perreau in Chicken (1964).
- Quotes
Jennifer May: There's nothing wrong with making money.
Doc: No. No, certainly not. But if that's all you had in mind, you certainly came to the wrong place. Now I like Dodge, most of the time. I like the people in it - but not because I'm getting rich off of 'em.
Jennifer May: Before we came here you were the only doctor here. You must've been making plenty of money.
Doc: Hm. I better set you straight about that. Now I wouldn't expect you'd understand because you haven't been out o' Dodge. You haven't seen the shacks, the farmers breakin' their backs tryin' to make things grow out of this dust and rock. You have any idea what my usual fee is? A bunch of carrots, or a dozen eggs maybe, or If I'm lucky, a couple o' chickens. But most of the time it's a... a warm, friendly handshake and a "Sorry, Doc, but we'll pay you soon as we can."
[Jennifer stares at the floor]
Doc: I just thought o' somethin', I gotta make a couple of calls right near town. I'd like you to ride with me.
Jennifer May: But my husband...
Doc: It won't take very long. And I think it's kind of important that you see what I mean.
Doctor Wesley May and his wife Jennifer arrive in Dodge on their way to Denver. Doc Adams gets wind of another medical doctor in town and invites the both up for supper. Doc Adams tells the two that being the only doctor in town is a learning experience that is hard to beat. With that said, Jennifer wants to stay in Dodge instead of her husband being one of five doctors in the town of Denver.
They open up a practice but find out that getting patients is harder than first thought. So Jennifer starts spreading rumors about Doc Adams. Jennifer is so obsessed with making her husband look good that when Doc Adams tells Mr Boake that his leg must be amputated because of gas-gangrene, Jennifer tells Boake that her husband can save the leg. But things do not go as planned when Dr. May finally arrives and there is no chance for him to even save Boake's life.
The story then kind of makes a weird turn where Dr. May ends up needing the help of Doc Adams. And finally Jennifer will see that they should have went onto Denver instead of spreading rumors. A very nice ending to a show that was interesting to watch. There is a scene when Dr May is injured that really made little sense but for story sake, we take the results and go forward. A good watch.
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- Stage 3, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Dodge City Western Street)
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- Runtime1 hour
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3