Drama Romance
Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years. She will be, as he shrewdly knows, a supportive wife in every way. She helps make him the success he wants to be and cheerfully moves with him to the small town in which he starts his practice. But as much as he tries to be a good husband to the undemanding Kristina, Marsh easily falls into the arms of a local siren and the patience of the long-sorrowing Kristina wears thin.
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Harry Morgan
Oley
Olivia de Havilland
Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
Lee Marvin
Brundage
Robert Mitchum
Lucas Marsh
Will Wright
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Gloria Grahame
Harriet Lang
Frank Sinatra
Alfred Boone
Charles Bickford
Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
Virginia Christine
Bruni
Broderick Crawford
Dr. Aarons
Myron McCormick
Dr. Clem Snider
Lon Chaney Jr.
Job Marsh
Jesse White
Ben Cosgrove
Whit Bissell
Dr. Dietrich
Jerry Paris
Thompson (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Doctor (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Nurse Odell
John Dierkes
Bursar
Jack Raine
Dr. Lettering
King Donovan
Mr. Slocum (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Mrs. Fields (uncredited)
Robert Bailey
Charlie - Patient in Recovery Ward (uncredited)
William Vedder
Carlisle Emmons
Al Murphy
Patient Being Restrained (scenes deleted)
David Alpert
Ear, Nose & Throat Intern (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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