273:. He approaches Tom with some X-rays. Before Tom can review the X-rays, he gets a call from Helen who is with her aunt who has become ill. Tom rushes out and after examining Helen's rich and influential aunt, Mrs. Roger Nelson, discovers that she is ill and in dire need of emergency surgery. Mrs. Nelson insists on not proceeding until she sees her personal physician Dr. Gleeson. Tom explains to Gleeson that the surgery is required, and Gleeson admits that he is not equipped to perform surgery and that he actually has not performed any surgery in over ten years. Instead, his former partner had been the surgeon. Tom performs the surgery, saving Mrs. Nelson, and Gleeson urges Tom to allow him to take credit. Tom resists at first but eventually agrees to do this. Later, Joan upbraids Tom for this unethical behavior and quits the surgery.
265:
wealth poisoned her first two marriages, but Tom remains adamant that this won't happen. Lasher becomes disappointed that Tom treats wealthy society patients for minor ailments when he could be doing better elsewhere. Dr. Jim
Crowley, a former sergeant in Tom's squad approaches Tom for help. He is trying to secure a position as a doctor. Tom half-heartedly offers to help Jim who, disappointed by his reception, goes to leave. On the way out he bumps into Joan who informs him that Tom is a good doctor and would not have offered assistance unless he meant to follow through. Jim explains that he only returned to the medical field after witnessing Tom in action in the war. Tom had inspired him to give medicine another chance and to treat the truly needy.
417:, as opposed to cash in the bank". He nevertheless allowed that the film had merits: "the lacquered, carefully engineered proceedings have their persuasive aspects". He singled out "bits and snatches" of the dialogue and the acting of all but the two leads. He preferred the plot of the doctor's career choice dilemma to the romance of the title: "The hero's liaison with the tippling, muddle-headed Miss Scott takes up a good, pointless third of the footage."
261:
his former associate has quit to open his own practice, so he offers Tom the vacancy. Knowing that Tom has vowed to pay his late brother's debts, Helen talks him into accepting. Tom appears reluctant at first but eventually turns down the security his army career offers and accepts
Gleeson's job. This disappoints Tom's mother who had hoped he would return to Coalville where he could do some genuine good. Tom informs her that he is doing this for the money.
260:
Dan's daughter, the twice-divorced socialite Helen Curtis, meets Tom at a party and asks him for a date. She arranges for him to meet Dr. Homer
Gleeson, who runs a Pittsburgh clinic catering to wealthy women suffering from minor ailments (some of which are plainly imaginary). Gleeson informs Tom that
276:
Gleeson decides to charge Mrs. Nelson an exorbitant fee, which he splits with Tom. Mrs. Nelson later learns that it was Tom who performed her operation and questions his ethics. Before Tom can defend himself, he is called away to help at a mine explosion at
Coalville. Tom enters the mine and joins
277:
Jim treating and rescuing miners underground. They rescue the miners, but Jim is fatally injured. Tom tells Helen he is quitting the
Pittsburgh clinic to work in Coalville. Helen tells him she cannot live there, so they reluctantly part. Tom arrives at his new office to find Joan already at work.
252:
Army colonel and doctor Tom Owen returns home to
Coalville, Pennsylvania, on leave. He learns from wealthy mine owner Dan Reasonover that his brother Floyd, a mine safety engineer, has been killed in an explosion. He further discovers that Floyd had betrayed Dan's trust by purchasing substandard
264:
As a nurse to assist him, Tom hires Joan Lasher, an idealistic young woman who plans to become a doctor herself. Meanwhile Tom and Helen begin dating. Tom proposes marriage and Helen accepts. Dan attempts to intervene and dissuade Tom from proceeding with the marriage. He warns Tom that Helen's
390:
The film's trailer promoted it as an exposé of "ghost surgeons" in the contemporary medical profession, the practice of a doctor misrepresenting himself to a patient and taking credit for surgery performed by someone else. The practice was a topic much discussed and condemned at the time. The
31:
425:
calls it a "real bore" that "may be dangerous to your health", says Heston "has never been stiffer or more self-righteous", but that "ome excellent character actors are totally wasted in this film". Others have complained that the film's title misrepresents it.
268:
Joan confronts Tom and explains Jim's inspirational story and Tom agrees to send Jim to see Dr. Lester Scobee, who cares for the miners of
Coalville and their families. Jim is hired and starts to see more and more cases of men from the mine developing
971:
961:
966:
931:
757:
926:
703:
921:
257:. Tom discovers that Floyd was also heavily in debt at the time. Tom wants to pay Dan back, but the latter declines his offer.
951:
514:
877:
946:
941:
936:
569:
805:
789:
956:
885:
765:
410:
675:
392:
853:
696:
334:
214:
541:
595:
845:
459:
797:
488:
861:
813:
773:
383:
689:
116:
869:
781:
652:
434:
427:
126:
8:
916:
316:
387:
closely enough for one reference work to call it "the poor man's version" of that film.
733:
405:
371:
270:
254:
413:
called the film "erratic" and recapped its plot as a "romanticized endorsement of the
893:
668:
641:
237:
141:
837:
414:
322:
681:
741:
725:
328:
304:
286:
225:
88:
821:
375:
292:
229:
92:
51:
910:
713:
298:
233:
221:
96:
41:
646:
570:"Charlton Heston and Lizabeth Scott Play Lead Roles in 'Bad for Each Other'"
749:
438:
363:
340:
310:
106:
70:
657:
635:
367:
346:
217:
30:
663:
421:
240:. Its genre has been characterized as a "medical melodrama" with a
711:
908:
381:It mirrored the plot of the 1938 British film
697:
353:
460:"Carnal, Gum-Crackin' and Dangerous to Know"
378:after Columbia acquired the rights in 1953.
704:
690:
540:Laurence, William L. (November 10, 1951).
29:
972:Films with screenplays by Irving Wallace
539:
909:
962:English-language romantic drama films
685:
542:"Surgeons' Society Scores Split Fees"
482:
480:
236:. It was produced and distributed by
967:Films scored by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
878:The Story of Joseph and His Brethren
457:
374:for $ 100,000 in 1951, by McCoy and
13:
486:
477:
430:calls it "obscure and forgotten".
14:
983:
629:
395:condemned the practice in 1951.
358:The screenplay was adapted from
932:Films directed by Irving Rapper
458:Kehr, Dave (February 5, 2010).
927:American black-and-white films
613:
588:
562:
533:
507:
495:
451:
1:
922:American romantic drama films
886:The Christine Jorgensen Story
444:
952:1950s English-language films
758:The Adventures of Mark Twain
676:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
398:
393:American College of Surgeons
7:
620:Halliwell's Film Guide 2008
165:December 24, 1953
10:
988:
362:, an unpublished novel by
354:Screenplay and development
16:1953 film by Irving Rapper
947:1953 romantic drama films
720:
198:
190:
180:
156:
148:
132:
122:
112:
102:
84:
76:
59:
47:
37:
28:
23:
622:(HarperCollins UK, 2008)
491:. Turner Classic Movies.
942:Columbia Pictures films
937:Films set in Pittsburgh
790:The Voice of the Turtle
437:show 'Noir Alley' with
337:as Dr. Leslie M. Scobee
280:
247:
433:Has been shown on the
370:bought the rights for
504:, vol. 37 (1986), 398
435:Turner Classic Movies
428:Turner Classic Movies
253:equipment and taking
957:1950s American films
854:Marjorie Morningstar
814:Another Man's Poison
596:"Bad for Each Other"
489:"Bad for Each Other"
331:as Dr. Homer Gleeson
325:as Mrs. Roger Nelson
173: (New York City)
127:Mischa Bakaleinikoff
806:The Glass Menagerie
576:. December 24, 1953
213:is a 1953 American
830:Bad for Each Other
734:One Foot in Heaven
712:Films directed by
670:Bad for Each Other
659:Bad for Each Other
653:TCM Movie Database
648:Bad for Each Other
637:Bad for Each Other
574:The New York Times
549:The New York Times
464:The New York Times
406:The New York Times
372:Paramount Pictures
313:as Dr. Jim Crowley
210:Bad for Each Other
24:Bad for Each Other
904:
903:
766:The Corn is Green
343:as Rita Thronburg
319:as Dan Reasonover
307:as Mrs. Mary Owen
238:Columbia Pictures
206:
205:
152:Columbia Pictures
142:Columbia Pictures
979:
838:Strange Intruder
774:Rhapsody in Blue
706:
699:
692:
683:
682:
623:
617:
611:
610:
608:
606:
592:
586:
585:
583:
581:
566:
560:
559:
557:
555:
546:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
521:. April 18, 1952
511:
505:
499:
493:
492:
487:Arnold, Jeremy.
484:
475:
474:
472:
470:
455:
415:Hippocratic Oath
323:Marjorie Rambeau
172:
170:
33:
21:
20:
987:
986:
982:
981:
980:
978:
977:
976:
907:
906:
905:
900:
742:The Gay Sisters
726:Shining Victory
716:
710:
632:
627:
626:
618:
614:
604:
602:
594:
593:
589:
579:
577:
568:
567:
563:
553:
551:
544:
538:
534:
524:
522:
519:Chicago Tribune
515:"Ghost Surgeon"
513:
512:
508:
502:Films in Review
500:
496:
485:
478:
468:
466:
456:
452:
447:
411:Howard Thompson
401:
356:
349:as Mrs. Marzano
329:Lester Matthews
305:Mildred Dunnock
295:as Helen Curtis
289:as Dr. Tom Owen
287:Charlton Heston
283:
271:lung conditions
250:
226:Charlton Heston
183:
176:
168:
166:
159:
144:
137:
135:
95:
91:
89:Charlton Heston
80:William Fadiman
68:
66:
54:
17:
12:
11:
5:
985:
975:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
902:
901:
899:
898:
890:
882:
874:
870:Pontius Pilate
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
822:Forever Female
818:
810:
802:
794:
786:
778:
770:
762:
754:
746:
738:
730:
721:
718:
717:
709:
708:
701:
694:
686:
680:
679:
678:
666:
655:
644:
631:
630:External links
628:
625:
624:
612:
587:
561:
532:
506:
494:
476:
449:
448:
446:
443:
400:
397:
376:Irving Wallace
355:
352:
351:
350:
344:
338:
332:
326:
320:
314:
308:
302:
301:as Joan Lasher
296:
293:Lizabeth Scott
290:
282:
279:
249:
246:
230:Lizabeth Scott
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
181:
178:
177:
175:
174:
162:
160:
157:
154:
153:
150:
149:Distributed by
146:
145:
140:
138:
133:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
104:
103:Cinematography
100:
99:
93:Lizabeth Scott
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
61:
57:
56:
52:Irving Wallace
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
984:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
914:
912:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
856:
855:
851:
848:
847:
846:The Brave One
843:
840:
839:
835:
832:
831:
827:
824:
823:
819:
816:
815:
811:
808:
807:
803:
800:
799:
795:
792:
791:
787:
784:
783:
779:
776:
775:
771:
768:
767:
763:
760:
759:
755:
752:
751:
747:
744:
743:
739:
736:
735:
731:
728:
727:
723:
722:
719:
715:
714:Irving Rapper
707:
702:
700:
695:
693:
688:
687:
684:
677:
674:
672:
671:
667:
665:
661:
660:
656:
654:
650:
649:
645:
643:
639:
638:
634:
633:
621:
616:
601:
597:
591:
575:
571:
565:
550:
543:
536:
520:
516:
510:
503:
498:
490:
483:
481:
465:
461:
454:
450:
442:
440:
436:
431:
429:
424:
423:
418:
416:
412:
408:
407:
396:
394:
388:
386:
385:
379:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
335:Rhys Williams
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
299:Dianne Foster
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
284:
278:
274:
272:
266:
262:
258:
256:
245:
243:
239:
235:
234:Dianne Foster
231:
227:
224:and starring
223:
222:Irving Rapper
219:
216:
212:
211:
201:
197:
194:United States
193:
189:
185:
179:
164:
163:
161:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
131:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
98:
97:Dianne Foster
94:
90:
87:
83:
79:
75:
72:
65:
62:
58:
53:
50:
48:Screenplay by
46:
43:
42:Irving Rapper
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
892:
884:
876:
868:
860:
852:
844:
836:
829:
828:
820:
812:
804:
798:Anna Lucasta
796:
788:
780:
772:
764:
756:
750:Now, Voyager
748:
740:
732:
724:
669:
658:
647:
636:
619:
615:
603:. Retrieved
599:
590:
578:. Retrieved
573:
564:
552:. Retrieved
548:
535:
523:. Retrieved
518:
509:
501:
497:
467:. Retrieved
463:
453:
439:Eddie Muller
432:
420:
419:
404:
402:
389:
382:
380:
364:Horace McCoy
359:
357:
341:Lydia Clarke
311:Arthur Franz
275:
267:
263:
259:
251:
244:"bad girl".
241:
220:directed by
209:
208:
207:
182:Running time
158:Release date
107:Franz Planer
71:Horace McCoy
63:
55:Horace McCoy
18:
862:The Miracle
605:October 11,
403:Writing in
384:The Citadel
366:, to which
317:Ray Collins
77:Produced by
38:Directed by
917:1953 films
911:Categories
894:Born Again
580:August 29,
554:August 30,
525:August 30,
469:August 29,
445:References
368:Hal Wallis
186:82 minutes
169:1953-12-24
134:Production
67:1952 novel
782:Deception
399:Reception
347:Lisa Golm
255:kickbacks
242:film noir
218:film noir
113:Edited by
664:AllMovie
600:TV Guide
422:TV Guide
199:Language
123:Music by
117:Al Clark
85:Starring
60:Based on
673:at the
651:at the
360:Scalpel
202:English
191:Country
167: (
136:company
64:Scalpel
897:(1978)
889:(1970)
881:(1962)
873:(1962)
865:(1959)
857:(1958)
849:(1956)
841:(1956)
833:(1953)
825:(1953)
817:(1951)
809:(1950)
801:(1949)
793:(1947)
785:(1946)
777:(1945)
769:(1945)
761:(1944)
753:(1942)
745:(1942)
737:(1941)
729:(1941)
545:(PDF)
215:drama
642:IMDb
607:2023
582:2015
556:2015
527:2015
471:2015
281:Cast
248:Plot
232:and
662:at
640:at
69:by
913::
598:.
572:.
547:.
517:.
479:^
462:.
441:.
409:,
228:,
705:e
698:t
691:v
609:.
584:.
558:.
529:.
473:.
171:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
