Arrowsmith Page #2

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I intend to go on working hard.

But I'm not gonna live alone any longer.

That is. I'm not gonna live

without Leora.

You couldn't have stopped us

getting married.

But you would have tried

to stop us getting married.

And I can't waste time now.

You asked me this afternoon if l...

if I had any money. and l...

If you think for a moment you're going

to get one red cent out of this family

simply because you've butted in

where you weren't invited.

I wanna know about it.

I certainly wanna know about it.

I'm not asking for money.

I'm asking for your good will.

I'm asking you to help me to start

in practicing here. so I can support...

Martin may not be asking

for any money. but I am.

Pa's gonna lend Martin $1.000

to start up an office.

Martin'll pay him interest on it.

That is. if Pa doesn't want to give it to us

as a wedding present.

- A thousand...

- You can afford it. Pa. You know you can.

- A thousand...

- You sit down.

And I don't wanna hear

any more talk about it.

because Martin's giving up a great career

as a research scientist

to be a country doctor

so he can support a wife.

And... and you all ought to just

get down on your knees

and appreciate him

and stop scrapping.

Will you give me a cigarette.

please. Martin?

- Leora!

- You ain't learned to smoke cigarettes?

Yes. I have. And now you can scream

at me for a while and lay off Martin.

Hey. Lee. Iook.

That ought to bring 'em rolling in.

Come inside

and see what I've got.

What have you got?

Wait till you see.

- What's that?

- It's Pa's old Prince Albert.

- What. for me to wear?

- Certainly!

Come on.

Martin. stop. Now. this is serious.

You put that on.

Come on.

- Now. let me see.

- In a Ford.

Well. you're a doctor. aren't you?

I'm a country doctor.

You bet you're a country doctor. Martin.

You gotta to make the young folks

get married when they ought to

and stay married

when they don't want to.

You gotta lecture the big boys

on the evils of drink

and do your own drinking

with the shades down.

You gotta see that

the backyards are tidy.

and the milk's fresh.

and the meat's pure.

That's what being a country doctor

means. Martin.

I'm proud to know you.

Fellow citizens!

Do you realize. fellow citizens.

there are 366 human souls in this town.

and only one man to keep 'em fit?

Yay!

Leora. sweet.

I didn't know a man could be so happy.

- Is it a patient?

- I think so.

Hello. yes. the doctor speaking.

My little girl. Mary. she's got

a terrible sore throat.

She look bad.

Can you come right away?

Yeah. I'll be right there.

Sore throat.

Might be diphtheria.

- First patient.

- About time.

There's always a time when

things begin to happen.

- Four miles to go.

- Four miles to glory.

Four miles in eight minutes.

Good luck. Martin!

Don't cry. Mama.

Doctor's here now.

She looks pretty bad.

We done all we could for her.

Last night and tonight

we steamed her throat.

and we put her in the new bedroom.

I think it's croup.

A little wider.

That's a good girl.

A little more. That's it.

Croup. huh?

It is diphtheria.

Diphtheria?

What's that. diphtheria?

I don't know.

You fix her up good. Doc?

You should have called a doctor

before this.

If this were a hospital. I'd operate.

Try and... try and get some sleep.

I'll let you know

if there's any change.

No. Doctor.

Gottlieb was right.

I am a rotten doctor.

Don't say that. Martin.

You did your best.

No. I didn't. though.

I should have operated.

No matter what.

I should have operated.

You have followed me tonight

through the jungles of Africa.

You have seen how David Bruce

conquered sleeping sickness there.

You have waded with me

in the Italian marshes

where Grassi identified and doomed

the malarial mosquito.

I have sung to you tonight the praises

of your four American doughboys

who sacrificed their lives. volunteered

to become human guinea pigs.

that mankind might

be saved from yellow fever.

Here in India. and in China. too.

from where comes the bubonic plague.

I have seen village after village dying.

with no help from no doctor nowhere.

except me.

I sound like

pretty important fellow. huh?

Well. I am.

Not so far ago the whole population

of London was nearly wiped out

because a little rat carried the germ

of the bubonic plague

on a ship from China to England.

Now that could happen again.

I tell you. we don't want

no more old-style soldiers.

We want

new-style doctor-soldiers.

Scientific soldiers. Yeah.

That's all.

- Thank you. Doctor. very nice.

- Thank you. thank you. Yeah.

- And you. you have questions to ask?

- My name's Dr. Arrowsmith.

I thought perhaps if you weren't

due someplace.

you might care to come out

and have a...

- A drink?

- Something of that description. yes.

I just think I would.

You know some nice place.

cool place. here in Detroit...

Where am I tonight?

- This is Minneapolis.

- Min...

Yes. there's a fine beer joint here.

With real beer.

I buy you a drink.

Come on.

I was assistant to Max Gottlieb.

You know him?

Gottlieb! The greatest.

The spirit of science.

I had once the pleasure

to speak to him in New York.

But let us not be serious.

Let us drink. Let us sing.

She's a dark and roving eye

And her hair hung down in ringlets

She's a nice girl...

Yes. I've a new lease on life.

No doubt about it. you can see

for yourself. I'm a new man.

I've been stagnating for two years.

I'm not going to stagnate any longer.

- Have some coffee.

- Thanks.

Bacon? Eggs?

No. thanks.

Have some toast.

- You must eat something. you know.

- I can't.

Lee. sweet.

It's all right. Lee. sweet.

Good babies always

make their mothers a little sick.

Poor Martin.

- You'll be tied down worse than ever now.

- What do you mean. tied down?

I don't have to go to Africa

to save mankind.

Plenty of mankind around here.

We'll see the world yet.

And we'll take the boy with us.

Even if he turns out to be a girl.

we'll take him.

Martin. going places!

In the meantime. you watch me

stand this town on its ear.

- Doc.

- Dr. Arrowsmith.

- What is it?

- It's about Johnny.

- Johnny?

- He wants to get his tooth pulled.

Are you Johnny?

All right. get around to the front.

I guess I can't save mankind

till I've saved Johnny.

Poor Martin.

Come on. Johnny. Stand over here.

and let's have a look at that tooth.

You boys sit on the sofa.

And you better hold that dog.

He might think I'm hurting Johnny.

I wouldn't hurt him.

Only dentists do that.

And I'm no dentist.

Now open your mouth.

Is that the one?

Yes. I thought it would be.

All right. Johnny.

you sit over here.

You can shut your mouth.

Did you ever stop to consider. Johnny...

...how wonderful nature is?

In giving us two chances

of growing teeth?

We get a practice set first.

Just to practice brushing our teeth on.

Then we get a real set later.

And you know. Johnny. somehow...

I don't think you're making the most

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