Doctor Neighbor

It stars Hobart Bosworth and pairs Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson in leading roles.

He has built up vast medical knowledge through his years of practice and has dedicated his life to saving people.

After Hazel marries Hamilton Powers, she realizes he is aloof and utterly committed to his law practice.

After a few months of marriage, Powers leaves Hazel's magnificent home on Long Island to go to New York City.

After completing the deed, Christine forgets to dispose of the hypodermic needle and inadvertently leaves it on the table.

[6] There was a recurring claim that Carl Laemmle was the longest-running studio chief resisting the production of feature films.

[c] Carl Laemmle released 91 feature-length films in 1916, as stated in Clive Hirschhorn's book, The Universal Story.

[17] Carleton arrived with impeccable credentials, having directed some 60 films for the likes of Thanhouser, Lubin, Fox, and Selig.

[18] Between March and December 1916, 44-year-old Lloyd Carleton directed 16 movies for Universal, starting with The Yaqui and ending with The Morals of Hilda.

Carleton was given the task by Carl Laemmle to determine if the Davenport-Johnson duo had the desired on-screen chemistry.

[32] The Library of Congress entry was misprinted because all subsequent publications credit Ages Hay as the story creator.

"[33] The April 22, 1916 issue of the Motion Picture News states: "To drive home her point, Author Agnes Hay has seen occasion to call for the picturization of a number of scenes taken around the bed of one Hazel Rogers, who with her spine twisted and fractured by an automobile accident, lies praying her attendants to deprive her of her life.

An item in the March 3, 1923 issue of The Moving Picture World reads: "Work on 'The Call of the Roaring Falls' has been started by the Capital City Players at that company's studios, Washington, D. C. The story was written for this independent organization by Miss Agnes Hay, whose scripts have been produced by Universal and other large organizations.

It highlighted the ethical predicament doctors meet when given these options: Also, is it a breach of the Hippocratic Oath to aid a patient in ending their incurable suffering by assisting in their early death?

On March 15, 1915,[36] Laemmle opened the world's largest motion picture production facility, Universal City Studios.

[1][2] Advertising plays a vital role in ensuring a movie's success by bringing paying customers to the theater.

By providing details about plotlines, actors, release dates, and other key information, a successful marketing campaign boosts excitement among potential stakeholders.

This knowledge empowered theater owners to make smarter booking decisions in a competitive market.

In addition to an advertising campaign for a movie, Carl Laemmle added another wrinkle to assist potential stakeholders in deciding to view or book a new film.

[e] In 1916, Universal produced 91 branded feature films, consisting of 44 Bluebirds and 47 Red Feather productions.

In the May 6, 1916, issue of the New York Clipper, Len wrote:[44] "Hobart Bosworth is an excellent screen actor ...

"In the April 22, 1916 issue of the Motion Picture News, Peter Milne wrote:[45] "Hobart Bosworth makes a powerful figure of the doctor, and Dorothy Davenport is the center of great sympathy as the ruined girl.

Gretchen Lederer is the nurse, Emory Johnson the husband, while Adele Farrington and Margaret Whistler have other prominent parts which they handled exceedingly well.

"In the April 22, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World, Robert C. McElravy wrote:[46] "This subject takes up in pictorial form the mooted question as to whether a doctor should under any circumstances take the life of a patient to save unnecessary suffering when death is but a matter of time or the patient doomed to a shattered mentality in case of recovery.

Dealing as it does with the problem of human suffering, it contains many scenes that are far from cheerful, and yet the theme is presented in a manner that avoids skillfully the merely sordid or depressing.

Dr. Neighbor attends to Hazel.
Director
Lloyd B. Carleton