Dirk Bogarde held a spot at the top in British cinema in the 1950s, in part thanks to this movie, a smash success in the year of its release (1954). The movie is the comedic story of medical student Simon Sparrow, played by Bogarde, who begins school at the start and finds congenial companions in repeating students Grimsdyke (Kenneth More), Benskin (Donald Sinden), and Evans (Donald Houston). Doctor in the House moves along at a good clip, with five years of medical school covered in its 87-minute running time, and it successfully blends some touching moments with lots of humor. Bogarde is engaging and sympathetic in the lead, and More is a delight as a perpetual student. Watch for George Coulouris as a patient who reappears periodically throughout the movie.

  Recommended. Otto finds this one pleasing enough to relax.