Question 1

Why was James Robertson Justice cast as Sir Lancelot Spratt instead of Robert Morley?

Accepted Answer

Robert Morley demanded a fee of £15,000, nearly one-sixth of the budget. The filmmakers hired James Robertson Justice at one-tenth that salary. Justice scored a great personal triumph and played the role in five sequels.

Question 2

How old were the actors playing the four medical students?

Accepted Answer

All four were in their thirties. Kenneth More, playing an older student, was almost 40—older than Geoffrey Keen, who played the Dean.

Question 3

Which real-life medical school was used as the setting in this movie?

Accepted Answer

The old St. George's Hospital Medical School on Hyde Park Corner, now a hotel. St. George's later moved to Tooting, southwest London.

Question 4

What was the budget of this movie, and how did it perform at one cinema?

Accepted Answer

Budget: £97,000. Producer Betty Box claimed it recouped almost its entire cost during its initial run at one West End cinema.

Question 5

Who has a cameo as an anaesthetist in the film?

Accepted Answer

Richard Gordon, author of the book "Doctor in the House," appears as an anaesthetist.

Doctor in the House

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