Hiking through the chaos: One man’s experience in life
Lionel Barrymore plays Dr. Eli Watt, a widower in this RKO classic that also casts May Robson, Dorothy Jordan and Joel McCrea. In this story of an idealized man who plays a healer of mind and body for the people in a small town where he grew up. Giving up his practice in New York City, he dedicates himself in taking good care of his patients, and taking precautionary measures to prevent outburst of diseases in the small town. He is also very caring, consoling and comforting to those who need guidance, despite the fact many of them are rude and ungrateful. It didn’t matter to him if people didn’t pay for his medical services. This is an uplifting testimonial to the human capacity for self-sacrifice and nobility. The movie received wide acclaim from the audience and film critics when it was released in 1933. The film is dominated by the fine performance of Lionel Barrymore, and this is reminiscent of another great performance of similar character in the movie “You can’t take it with you.” Barrymore is strongly supported by May Robson and other supporting cast. The story is based on the work of Katharine Havilland-Taylor. Both Lionel Barrymore and May Robson were borrowed from MGM Studios by RKO Studios for this project directed by John S. Robertson.
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