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.
Released: Mar 26, 1969
Runtime: 100 minutes
Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Anne Baxter, Susan Strasberg, Lew Ayres, Tom Bosley
Crew: David Lowell Rich (Director), David J. O'Connell (Producer), Don Mankiewicz (Writer), George Patrick (Art Direction), Leonard Rosenman (Original Music Composer), Gene Palmer (Editor)