Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Synopsis

The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.

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Key crew

• David Lowell RichDirector
• Don MankiewiczWriter
• Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer
• David VictorWriter

Cast

• Robert YoungMarcus Welby
• James BrolinSteven Kiley
• Anne BaxterMyra Sherwood
• Susan StrasbergTina Sawyer
• Lew AyresDr. Andrew Swanson
• Tom BosleyTiny Baker
• Pete DuelLew Sawyer
• Sheila LarkenSandy Welby
• Mercer HarrisRay Wells
• Penny SantonConsuelo Guadalupe-Lopez
• Richard LooKenji Yamashita
• Larry LinvilleCast

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