The Final Tribute
- Episode aired Nov 16, 1955
- 30m
The town's new cold-hearted doctor's demeanor is the complete reversal of their beloved old physician, and his nurse attempts to teach the new man proper bedside manners.The town's new cold-hearted doctor's demeanor is the complete reversal of their beloved old physician, and his nurse attempts to teach the new man proper bedside manners.The town's new cold-hearted doctor's demeanor is the complete reversal of their beloved old physician, and his nurse attempts to teach the new man proper bedside manners.
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- Henry Raglund
- (as Kenneth Osmond)
- Self - Introduction
- (as Andrew Stone)
- Banquet Guest
- (uncredited)
- Banquet Guest
- (uncredited)
- Well Wisher Banquet Guest
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Magill - Banquet Guest
- (uncredited)
- Truck Driver
- (uncredited)
- Banquet Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe young boy in the story is Ken Osmond, the future "Eddie Haskell" of Leave It to Beaver (1957).
- Quotes
Dr. Donald Kent: In every doctor, there's the hope that if something terrible must happen, he can be on the scene. The accident was one happening of its kind, in a period of many years. But that's not what is meant by the practice of medicine. You all know that I have confined myself to the more interesting phases of medicine and surgery. I have deliberately avoided as much of the unpleasant work as I could. Dr. Walton - a much older man than myself - came to me, with the suggestion that he handle such calls as I was unwilling to take. I thought at first that... well, maybe he was in need of the extra money he'd make that way; but I was wrong. Dr. Walton has never accepted a cent from me - or from any of my patients that he's attended... It was only recently that I began to ask myself why. Why did he make those long, tiring trips at night, that he knew, even better than I, that the patient usually could easily wait 'til the next day? Why? You see... it was something that I didn't quite understand. When a patient called me in the middle of the night, it was because he was frightened. His family was frightened. They were frightened by something they didn't understand. What they needed was something more than medical help - they needed sympathy and reassurance; I never gave it to them. But that is what Dr. Walton has always given to them. He has given you far more than his medical knowledge; he has given you a feeling of security when you needed it. I gave you one day... I'm thankful that I could. But how about Dr. Walton? He has given you his whole life.
- ConnectionsReferences The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Andrew Stone's entry in SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE is a study in new versus old, in science versus sympathy, and in rather broad acting. Stone was a Hollywood auteur before LES CAHIERS DE CINEMA thought of the word, and usually a very canny one, whose work covered a wide range, from comedy through thrillers. After a third of a century of success, he sank himself with two musicals in a row after they had gone severely out of style. He died in 1999 at the age of 96.
- boblipton
- Apr 26, 2024
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- Filming locations
- 95 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, California, USA(Dr. Kent's Office. Still in use as a doctor's office as of May 2024.)
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1