The Doctor and the Woman
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lois Weber
Mildred Harris
True Boardman
Albert Roscoe
Zella Caull
Carl Miller
Film Details
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Synopsis
The mysterious "K" takes a humble job and falls in love with his landlady's daughter, Sidney Page. Sidney discourages her boyish admirer, Joe Drummond, and seeks training as a nurse. Infatuated with the head surgeon, Dr. Max Wilson, she accepts his proposal, which infuriates nurse Carlotta, who also loves Max. Carlotta lures Max to a roadhouse, where Joe, mistaking her for Sidney, shoots Max. K appears and, assuming his true identity as the famous Dr. Edwards, saves Max's life by performing his "Edwards operation." Carlotta confesses that she had earlier undermined Edwards' work and ruined his career out of jealousy, which caused Edwards to live in seclusion. With his reputation restored, Edwards marries Sidney and resumes his career.
Director
Lois Weber
Cast
Mildred Harris
True Boardman
Albert Roscoe
Zella Caull
Carl Miller
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
The novel K was originally published as a serial in McClure's Magazine Monthly from October 1914 until October 1915. The film was made under the title K. According to a news item, Jewel used this film as a test case to decide whether they should release films based on novels with changed titles. They arranged pre-release showings of the film in two separate cities with similar exhibition conditions. The showing under the title K did far less business than that under the title The Doctor and the Woman. Jewel thereafter created the policy of changing a source's title if they thought they could improve the film's business. Some sources say that Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber's husband, directed the film with her.
