Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

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Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

1969

1h 40m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.

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Production Companies

Universal Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Young

Robert Young

Marcus Welby

James Brolin

James Brolin

Steven Kiley

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Myra Sherwood

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Tina Sawyer

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Dr. Andrew Swanson

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

Tiny Baker

Pete Duel

Pete Duel

Lew Sawyer

Sheila Larken

Sheila Larken

Sandy Welby

Mercer Harris

Ray Wells

Penny Santon

Penny Santon

Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez

Creative team

Directed by: David Lowell Rich
Written by: Don Mankiewicz
David Victor
Produced by: David J. O'Connell

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