A Man to Remember
1938 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Garson Kanin |
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| Writer: | Katharine Haviland-Taylor, Dalton Trumbo |
| Staring: |
| On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 14, 1938 |
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| Director: | Garson Kanin |
| Writer: | Katharine Haviland-Taylor, Dalton Trumbo |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | doctor, orphan, widower, will, surgery |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anne Shirley | Jean Johnson |
| Edward Ellis | Dr. John Abbott |
| Lee Bowman | Dick Abbott |
| William Henry | Howard Sykes |
| John Wray | Tom Johnson |
| Granville Bates | George Sykes |
| Harlan Briggs | Homer Ramsey |
| Frank M. Thomas | Jode Harkness |
| Dickie Jones | Dick Abbott (as a boy) |
| Dick Elliott | Hank |
| Carole Leete | Jean Johnson - Age 4 |
| Gilbert Emery | Dr. Robinson |
| Joe De Stefani | Jorgensen |
| Barlowe Borland | Doctor with News of Polio Outbreak (uncredited) |
| Maurice Costello | Town Councilor (uncredited) |
| Sarah Edwards | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| Bud Geary | Worried Father (uncredited) |
| Julia Griffith | Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Charles Halton | Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited) |
| Vinton Hayworth | Huber (uncredited) |
| John Ince | Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ingraham | Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Medical Association Board Member (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited) |
| Sam Rice | Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Medical Association Board Member (uncredited) |
| Grady Sutton | Raymond (uncredited) |
| Julius Tannen | Hospital Administrator (uncredited) |
| Lucille Ward | Gossipy Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Crane Whitley | Tough Guy Funeral Observer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Katharine Haviland-Taylor | Story |
| Jack Hively | Editor |
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| John L. Cass | Sound Recordist |
| Garson Kanin | Director |
| Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Sisk | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way. ...
A satisfying story about a physician who serves humanity in spite of it not being very profitable. He witnesses greed, vanity and corruption in the "respectable" citizens of his town. Despite being poor, shattered dreams and being cheated, he is rewarded at the end, if perhaps in a small way. ...