Getting a Patient (1913)
John Maxwell knew he was a doctor because his certificate from the medical school told him so. Otherwise he might have had some doubts. He had an office to be sure, but no patients. Centreville seemed distressingly slow in realizing that John Maxwell, M.D., had actually condescended to settle in its midst. He had been there a week, and the only people who had rung his bell had been bill collectors. However, John Maxwell, M.D., was an eminently sane and practical young man. Since Centreville did not seem to be aware of his existence, he decided to force the fact gently on Centreville's attention. Accordingly, he formed the habit of tacking a notice to his front door, "Called out on an Emergency Case," and then jumping into his buggy and driving furiously through the streets of the town. After he got out in the country, he would smoke a pipe or two in the woods and then drive slowly home. But even these drastic methods had no effect on the stolid inhabitants of Centreville. One day, John put the label, "Called to city on important Case," on the door, and went down to the seashore to vary the monotony of his life. On the beach he walked by a girl lying asleep with the sun shining in her face. On the impulse of the moment, John fixed his umbrella in such a position that it would shade her eyes from the hot glare and strolled on. Some days later, the girl called at his office to return the umbrella, which, fortunately, had his name upon its handle. John and the girl liked each other very much, and decided to see a great deal of each other. Thereafter John continued his tactics of tearing through the streets as before, but the end of his errand of supposed mercy generally found him seated at the side of his fair Marian. Marian's father, Mr. Freeman, was severely afflicted with gout, and accordingly had what is known as a "temper." Tiring of his regular doctor's methods, he discharged him, and by reason of Marian's machinations, engaged John. Mr. Freeman found that John was a highly satisfactory doctor, and the end of the picture leads us to suppose that Marian will find him a highly satisfactory husband.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ashley Miller | Director |
| Ashley Miller | Writer |
