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The Doctor's Duty (II) (1913)
Short | 11 min | Drama, Short

The Doctor's Duty (II) (1913)

Short | 11 min | Drama, Short

At the end of a long, tedious day, Doctor Strong was just preparing for the relaxation of the evening when a costermonger burst in upon him and begged him to come to his dying child. The doctor went with the man, to his son Jackie's ...See moreAt the end of a long, tedious day, Doctor Strong was just preparing for the relaxation of the evening when a costermonger burst in upon him and begged him to come to his dying child. The doctor went with the man, to his son Jackie's disappointment; he had wanted his father to stay and play with him. After his father left, Jackie decided to give his toys a dose of medicine. He abstracted a bottle from the doctor's laboratory, and to show the toys just how it should be done, took a generous spoonful of the medicine. His mother entered at that moment, observed her son's action, and looked at the bottle: the dreadful word "Poison" stared up at her. In a frenzy of fear she dispatched a boy for the doctor. At the moment the boy arrived the doctor was fighting with all his strength for the life of his little patient. A terrible spasm of emotion shook him as he read the note. His son was in danger, perhaps dying. The coster's child would certainly die without his aid. A moment sufficed to show him clearly where his duty lay. He dispatched a hurried note to his wife and remained at the bedside of the poor man's child. Mrs. Strong called in another doctor and prepared a glass of mustard and water for Jackie--but he had suddenly, mysterious disappeared. Shout and hunt as they did, all was in vain. After a long hunt the frantic mother discovered him in the preserves closet, eating jam in an endeavor to "take the nasty taste out of his mouth." The poor man's child passed the crisis and the doctor hurried home in his car and found the other doctor and his wife engaged in a struggle with the mutinous Jackie, who exhibited an unexpected distaste towards the mustard and water. The doctor seized the bottle from which Jackie had taken the medicine. A great sob of relief burst from his throat, and turning to the doctor and his wife he showed them that he had scratched out the lower label with ink, but had omitted to cross out the poison mark. The medicine Jackie had taken was harmless. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Ogle Dr. Strong Dr. Strong See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
Miriam Nesbitt Actress Actress See fewer	The Declaration of Independence (I) (1911)
Ben F. Wilson Actor Actor See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Mrs. William Bechtel Actress Actress See fewer	The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner (1914)
Kathleen Coughlin Jackie Jackie See fewer	A Letter to Uncle Sam (1913)
Bessie Learn The Nurse The Nurse See fewer	In the Shadow of Death (1915)
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Robert Brower Actor Actor See fewer	The Little Minister (1921)