Doctors Don't Tell

"Doctors Don't Tell" is a B-movie from Republic Studios, an outfit that specialized in making Bs....and the occasional A-picture.

When the story begins, three friends all have completed their training and are now doctors. However, they find the going tough and when they try to open a practice together, they can't find any patients. One decides to instead take a job working for the Medical Examiner's office. The other, his brother, makes a horrible decision and ends up working for some underworld thugs. Now this brother has plenty of patients...and plenty of problems! What's next? See the film.

The story, while familiar, is well told and interesting. My only quibble with the tale is the third doctor, played by Grady Sutton. He seems to be there just for comic relief and ends up dragging the story down at times because the story SEEMS realistic in most other ways. Eliminating this minor character would have improved the story a bit and it could have earned a 7.