Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) JEAN HERSHOLT

Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy
Director: William C. McGann
A "professor" hits Dr. Christian's town, promising the local women dramatic weight loss in a very short time if they follow his regimen of strict diet and a particular type of diet pill. Dr. Christian tries to warn them that the man is a dangerous charlatan but, mesmerized by the prospect of almost instantaneous weight loss, the women ignore his warnings.

[@margaretroselle8610]

What a grand movie! Dr. Christian, a man of discernment, commonsense and 100% commitment to the patient. First do no harm. There is a warning within this movie that is very relevant to today.

[@OliviaAnciso]

I'm really enjoying these Dr. Christian movies. Thank you.

[@11froglegs]

Great Little flick The Good Doctor,almost 80 years ago and what a find,Thanks Jimbo.

[@heatherbowlan9822]

How wonderful Dr. Christian dramas are the greatest ! How they are loved ! ❤️🙏🏽🇨🇦

[@patriciapalmer1377]

Fun time, these oldies. Again, thank you. Pat. June 2022

[@patriciahaskins1956]

Very thoughtful movie. Way ahead of it's time! Good story and acting. I love Jean Hersholt! Thanks so much. 🌈🌈🌈

[@donnaryanhaynes7951]

It is only 4 weeks

[@donnaryanhaynes7951]

I wonder if they had anorexia back then?

[@donnaryanhaynes7951]

MOM or Martha was cruel to the family physician. LEad make character was a bore

[@donnaryanhaynes7951]

The nurse acted like a wife . Torn on this movie

[@58bigjim]

Luv the old black and white classics!

[@silverthreadsamongstthegol7643]

The weight lost pill plot still sadly relevant today. Great little film.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Have never seen these before, & very much enjoying! Thank you for sharing!

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.

[@rhondae8222]

Great movie. Love Jean Hersholt. He was such a talented actor.

[@maritzaagosto1793]

I truly enjoy Dr. Christian films . They're quite wonderful . Jean Hersholt was a wonderful actor , even when he played Shirley Temple's grandfather - Heidi . May Mr. Hersholt and many of the stats back then RIP . 🌻🌹🌷🌼🌺💐

[@floydswydan6507]

Love it! Dr.C. to the rescue!

[@doreen0]

Well this was worth watching I truly enjoyed it...thanks for sharing PizzaFlix. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@debbabbit5823]

There was entirely too much nervous giggling from all the ladies. What a relief when they sobered up. I'm grateful there's a Dr. Christian series and I loved Hersholt in the Shirley Temple movie HEIDI.

[@JayBeacham]

The way a film should be.

[@rubberdc]

Although these were possibly considered "low budget" films, my word but the acting is fine , not wooden , not amateur but fine .Great characters in the series.

[@tonnievangroningen2904]

Love these series. Great acting.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

But for too many shrieky women.

[@58bigjim]

You are so right David!!

[@pattimccraw6168]

these movies have been very entertaining, enjoyed them so much

[@tepicelenacordova7345]

It's true that we want to be thin like the models, to bad there's no magic pill. It takes lots of work and dedication, planning etc. Our goal is to be healthy and have lots of energy to do our daily work. Thank you

[@AA-hy6nb]

Thank you for sharing this nice old movie! By the way, - it was made 1940, - before WWII started; just 5 years after that, when the war had ended, women in many countries were malnourished due to the scarcity of food. And, of course, some crooks tried to prey on them, advertising some "miracle yeast, which helps you to gain 10 pounds a month!" Commercials of that "miracle" were very nasty & body-shaming: "Men run away from you, because you are too skinny? Eat our miracle yeast to gain weight quickly!" - with a picture of a slim girl, and two men, literally running away from her!

[@elijahrose2144]

very touching movie.thank you .may you latter end greatly like the stars in the sky as your friends,family,love ones!!!have a gingle bell Rock time!!

[@shizukamori6755]

It's almost unbelievable. During the good old days, you could actually telephone a doctor and ask(!) him to come over to your house to examine a patient! Those days are long gone! Nowadays you have to make an appointment and wait for hours in a clinic just to see a doctor. Will the doctor make house calls? You must be dreaming.

[@kennethlongsr4009]

even then you get a physician assistant, not a true, bonified doctor with years of experience.

[@paulmerritt8593]

I wish I could find more movies like the Dr. Christian series. This was very well done and not really any holes in teh story either. To see how callouses the Professor was and how those entangled in a lie get angry when confronted with the truth made it all that much more immersive and believable. ns wow did that young lady ever look ill. It makes me wonder if she really had to stay up a couple of night without sleep to look the part. Dr. Christian was looking a little rough near the end as well. When Bill is surprised at all Dr. Christian does for his community Dr. Christian says "We all have a lot to do" and Bill says, "Like building up instead of tearing down?" it captured the whole essence of this series. This is what life is really about.

[@dianakirby4303]

Wow, really? Building up instead of tearing down. I love old movies, but your comment here convinced me I needed to watch this one. It sounds like a nice contrast to current times, a reminder that we are capable of being so much better. Thanks for the insight.

[@terrymoore5000]

Very good movie 🎥🍿

[@peggybegin8241]

It's forever been so! 😂😂 Bedlam and chaos, starvation, lose weight quickly, forget healthy...all in the name of "beauty". We need more Dr. Christians in real life.

[@amycarmichael2748]

Good movie!!

[@58bigjim]

Did you see the twin girls?...very lovely pair...WOW!

[@58bigjim]

The men and women dressed very nice them...

[@davidfergusson4241]

You can't help but notice the clothes no track suit except in a gym no denims less on a farm setting. Even a low life dressed well

[@nancyhowell4505]

People had class back then. Nowadays most people don't know what that means.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

And to think that this conversation at the dinner table with the Professor and Dr. Christian has been cruising around dinner tables since 1940 and we are still no closer to effecting a generalized change in dietary habits or restrictions. Hm-hmmmm. Leptins, insulin resistance, gut leakage, dopamine addiction.- it's all too complicated, too uncertain. Anyone for another chocolate Eclair? A steak burger? Ice cream? Chips? It's all healthy......(?). Everything is poisonous; just depends on the amount and how often you are exposed to it.

[@nedludd7622]

"You can't come down from newspaper work." Nowadays that means tv news. The dinner at 14 minutes reminds me of Al Yankovic's song "Eat It". Imagine that, people then were slim compared to those of today. Good movie until the ridiculous melodramatic and unbelievable end.

[@elizabethblackwell6242]

I've love how the town's folk restrict their diet and do some modest exercise for a couple of days running and they all become dangerously ill. Middle class fears at their worst! The exercise scene certainly dispels the myth that women weren't fat back in the good old days. Everyone of those ladies was clinically obese.

[@paulmerritt8593]

Some were not eating at all and taking dangerous supplements.

[@cootumrebel]

Giving a direct transfusion of uncrossmatched blood, huh? Sheesh!

[@gaylendelcambre7719]

cootumrebel Only in the movies! But it was mentioned that he was a universal donor, so I'm guessing that his blood type was O negative.

[@cassiusbentley9066]

🔥 I got such positive feedback about the film 1:38 🔥💝 👇👇👇👇👇

[@AnnaciaD]

Heavy handed propaganda film series promoting the 'benevolence' of AMA style doctors and medical practices. Much like the 'Crime Doctor' series but not as entertaining.