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Welcome Stranger (1947) Elliott Nugent, Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Joan Caulfield, Comedy

Welcome Stranger (1947)
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson don’t hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, once he meets teacher Trudy Mason. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy’s stuffy fiancée. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
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