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A. J. Cronin, MD is a Scriptwriter British born on 19 july 1896

A. J. Cronin, MD

A. J. Cronin, MD
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Birth name Archibald Joseph Cronin
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 july 1896
Death 6 january 1981 (at 84 years) at Montreux (Suisse)
Awards National Book Award

Archibald Joseph Cronin, MB, ChB, MD, DPH, MRCP (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and physician.

His best-known novel was The Citadel, about a doctor in a Welsh mining village who quickly moves up the career ladder in London. Cronin had observed this scene closely as a Medical Inspector of Mines and later as a doctor in Harley Street. This book promoted controversial new ideas about medical ethics which largely inspired the launch of the National Health Service. Another popular mining novel, set in the North-east, was The Stars Look Down. Both these novels were adapted for film, as were Hatter's Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years. His novella Country Doctor was adapted for a long-running BBC radio and TV series Dr. Finlay's Casebook, revived many years later.

Best films

The Citadel
The Citadel
(1938)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
(4 films)
Dev Anand
Dev Anand
(2 films)
Vijay Anand
Vijay Anand
(1 films)
O.W. Fischer
O.W. Fischer
(1 films)
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of A. J. Cronin, MD (15 films)

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Scriptwriter

Tere Mere Sapne
Tere Mere Sapne (1971)
, 2h51
Directed by Vijay Anand
Actors Dev Anand, Mumtaz, Hema Malini, Vijay Anand, Tabassum, Agha
Rating75% 3.7651153.7651153.7651153.7651153.765115
Dr. Anand Kumar attains his degree in medicine and re-locates to a small coal mining village to assist the local doctors there. Upon arrival, he is met by the ailing Dr. Prasad and his wife, and hired on a salary of Rs.250/- per month. He meets with the other doctors, namely Dr. Kothari, an alcoholic, and Dr. Bhutani, a dentist. Anand finds that he is saddled with all of Kothari's work as well his own because Kothari is drunk every night. He nevertheless carries on, aided by the local school-teacher, Nisha Patel, who he eventually marries. One day a proud father, Phoolchand, gives a baksheesh to Anand for the safe delivery of his first-born. This does not wager well with Mrs. Prasad, so she fires Anand. Meanwhile Anand's wife meets with an accident resulting in an abortion and Anand cannot do anything against the wealthy person whose car hits Nisha. This accident transforms Anand from a normal, good natured doctor into a doctor who is after money. Anand and Nisha re-locate to Bombay, where Anand later establishes himself as a leading doctor, is honored for his thesis, and becomes the personal doctor of a leading Bollywood actress, Maltimala. When Dr. Kothari and Dr. Bhutani go to visit them, they find that while Nisha is still the same good-natured woman, who is now expecting a child, Dr. Anand is a changed individual. The doctor does not keep relations with friends, lives a personal life, remains cold towards his wife, and is sadly unaware that she is even pregnant. Dr. Kothari starts a hospital in the village with the assistance of late Dr. Prasad's wife. Nisha leaves Dr. Anand to go back to the village. The death of Phoolchand's child at the hand of a dubious surgeon causes Dr. Anand to regret his new life. He goes back to the village. Nisha's pregnancy gets into complications. Ultimately, Nisha and her child are saved by Dr Kothari's surgery. In the end, Dr. Anand is back in the village with Nisha and his child.
Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence (1959)
, 1h30
Directed by Jack Cardiff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Emlyn Williams, Bernard Lee, Jean Kent, Moultrie Kelsall
Rating62% 3.1433.1433.1433.1433.143
A la fin des années 50, un jeune homme Paul Mathry (Van Johnson) débarque à Liverpool. Il vient des Etats Unis pour retrouver les traces de son père, mort héroïquement pendant la guerre d’après sa mère. Mais il apprend rapidement une fois à Liverpool que celui-ci est toujours vivant et qu’il est emprisonné depuis vingt ans pour meurtre !
Kalapani
Kalapani (1958)
, 2h44
Directed by Raj Khosla
Themes Prison films
Actors Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Kishore Sahu, Agha, Nazir Hussain
Rating69% 3.4756853.4756853.4756853.4756853.475685
Karan comes to know that his father, Shankarlal is in jail. And that his mother has been pretending from his childhood that his father has died. On meeting his father, Karan comes to know that he has been jailed for a murder that he did not commit. Karan sets out to gather proof of his father's innocence so that he can reopen the case filed against him, and set him free.
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
, 1h37
Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Lyndon Brook, Maureen Swanson, Bernard Lee
Rating66% 3.3429553.3429553.3429553.3429553.342955
Nicholas Brande s'installe en Espagne avec son père, le diplomate anglais Harrington Brande. Le jeune garçon, solitaire et morne depuis la séparation de ses parents, fait la rencontre de leur nouveau jardinier, José, et se lie rapidement d'amitié avec lui. Cette relation est très mal vécue par Harrington qui fait tout pour séparer son fils du jardinier.
The Green Years
The Green Years (1946)
, 2h7
Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Dean Stockwell, Jessica Tandy
Rating69% 3.4913653.4913653.4913653.4913653.491365
Robert Shannon, a young orphan, is sent to live with his Scottish grandparents. His great grandfather becomes the lad's mentor/father figure, helping him overcome the challenges of youth, and mollifying the cold stinginess of Robert's grandfather. The young Robert suffers life's trials, and the kind, old great grandfather, despite given to drink and tall tales, is always there to help him rebound. In time, the intelligent Robert grows into a teenager, and comes to love his childhood friend Allison. He proceeds to attend medical college, and attains a career before marrying his sweetheart.
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
, 2h17
Directed by Otto Brower, John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Edmund Gwenn, Benson Fong, Rose Stradner
Rating71% 3.595563.595563.595563.595563.59556
Father Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) is visited in his old age by Monsignor Sleeth (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) at his parish in Tweedside. The Monsignor informs Father Francis that the Bishop thinks it would be better if he retires, as Father Francis' somewhat unorthodox recent teachings have become a distraction. The Monsignor retires to his room in the rectory, and finds Father Francis' diary that recounts his story from 1878. As the Monsignor begins to read the diary, a flashback begins.
Shining Victory
Shining Victory (1941)
, 1h20
Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Barbara O'Neil, Montagu Love, Sig Ruman
Rating64% 3.2448853.2448853.2448853.2448853.244885
A brilliant research psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Venner, is driven out of Budapest by another researcher who has taken false credit for Venner's work. After going to London, Dr. Venner is offered a job in a Scottish sanitarium where he can continue his research on dementia precox, a disease from which his father had suffered.
Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night (1940)
, 1h42
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Anne Shirley, Robert Coote, Peter Cushing, Ethel Griffies
Rating66% 3.344173.344173.344173.344173.34417
In Great Britain, Vigil in the Night nurse Anne Lee (Carole Lombard) takes the blame for a fatal error made by her sister Lucy (Anne Shirley), also a nurse, and is forced to leave the hospital where they both work. She moves to a large city where she procures a job at another hospital and falls in love with Dr. Robert Prescott (Brian Aherne). Overcoming obstacles and personal tragedy along the way, Anne and Prescott work together to bring about better conditions for the care of the sick as well as fighting an epidemic which threatens to overwhelm all those around them.
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
, 1h50
Directed by King Vidor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams, Penelope Dudley-Ward
Rating70% 3.542923.542923.542923.542923.54292
Dr. Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) is an idealistic newly qualified Scottish doctor dedicated to treating Welsh miners suffering from tuberculosis in the Welsh mining village of Blaenely and apprentice to Dr. Page (Basil Gill). Initially, he is full of lofty scientific goals, though his purpose erodes when he later moves to London to treat rich hypochondriacs, where a chance encounter with a medical school chum Dr. Frederick Lawford (Rex Harrison) leads to his quiet seduction by an ethically challenged medical establishment. Christine (Rosalind Russell), his wife tries to set him back on the original path. Dr. Philip Denny (Ralph Richardson), Manson's best friend, dies at the hands of an incompetent, social-climbing surgeon.