Tammy and the Doctor | |
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Directed by | Harry Keller |
Produced by | Ross Hunter |
Written by | Oscar Brodney |
Starring |
Sandra Dee Peter Fonda Macdonald Carey |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
Cinematography | Russell Metty |
Edited by | Milton Carruth Richard Bracken |
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Ross Hunter Productions
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,000,000 (US/ Canada) |
Tammy and the Doctor is a 1963 eastmancolor romantic comedy film and is the third of the four Tammy films. It stars Sandra Dee as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree.
Mrs. Call requires surgery in Los Angeles and is accompanied there by her young companion Tammy, a country girl from Mississippi, who later lands a job with the hospital staff. Tammy is attracted to handsome Dr. Mark Cheswick, whose superior, Dr. Bentley, and head nurse Rachel Coleman aren't sure that romance is a good idea.
Ross Hunter liked to develop new talent and the movie features 23 actors who had never made a film before. Among them was Peter Fonda, who had enjoyed critical acclaim for his performance in Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole.