Doctor on Call

Doctor on Call
Directed by	Adolfo Fernández Bustamante
Written by	Adolfo Fernández Bustamante Paulino Masip
Produced by	Fernando de Fuentes Juan Bustillo Oro Miguel Zacarías
Starring	Armando Calvo Lilia del Valle Luis Beristáin
Cinematography	Ezequiel Carrasco
Edited by	José W. Bustos
Music by	Gonzalo Curiel
Production company	Producciones Dyana
Distributed by	Azteca Films
Release date	26 July 1950 (1950-07-26)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Doctor on Call (Spanish: Médico de guardia) is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Adolfo Fernández Bustamante and starring Armando Calvo, Lilia del Valle and Luis Beristáin. It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija.

Cast

• Armando Calvo as El Director de Hospital (Dr. Enrique Méndez)
• Lilia del Valle as La Jefa de Enfermeras (Beatriz Lozano)
• Luis Beristáin as El Investigador (Dr. Jaime Prieto)
• Josefina Escobedo as La Doctora (Doctora Yáñez)
• Armando Sáenz as El Practicante (Ruiz)
• Juan Carlos Calvo as El Padre sin hijos (Señor Hinojosa)
• Patricia Morán as La Moribunda (Carmen Rosado)
• Miguel Ángel López is disamb as El Torero (Lalo)
• Queta Lavat as La Enfermera (Irene)
• Felipe Montoya as El Médico de Comisaría (Dr. Sevilla)
• Enrique Díaz 'Indiano' as El Droguista (Sr. Bermúdez)
• Irma Dorantes as La Seducida (Magdalena Orozco)
• Rafael Estrada as El Seductor (Ricardo)
• Mimí Derba as La Madre (doña Carmen, madre de Jaime)
• Carolina Barret as La Cabaretera (Inés Rodríguez
• Nicolás Rodríguez as El Del Apéndice
• Héctor Mateos as El Influyente
• María Gentil Arcos as Madre de Lalo

Bibliography

• Tuñón, Julia. Body & spirit: Five centuries of medical architecture in Mexico. Secretaría de Salud, 2005.

External links

• Doctor on Call at IMDb