Movies and TvShows featuring "quack-doctor" theme.
The Dr. Oz Show is a talk show hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, where he discusses various sensational medical advice and controversies. The show often features topics related to quackery, charlatans, and snake oil remedies. Dr. Oz shares advice and opinions on medicine and health in a non-fiction format.
Hospital Central is a Spanish TV show that focuses on the daily lives of doctors and nurses working in a busy hospital. It portrays their relationships, challenges, and the life-saving decisions they make every day.
Dream Corp LLC is a TV show about a clinic that offers experimental medical procedures through the use of a medical robot. The show explores surreal and oneiric themes, with elements of dark comedy and psychedelic visuals.
He was already different even before he was born. His eccentric mother took fancy on horses during her conception, and this led to his being born with animal appeal. As he grew up, he became the object of people's curiosity. But the moment he became a full grown man, his strange physical endowment turned him into an object of desire. Girls and even gays fell under his incredibly wild sex appeal, and he got himself the reputation of being a ladies' man. Until he met the woman who would change his life forever.
The Tales of Hoffmann is a surreal and fantastical musical anthology set in Paris and other locations. It tells the story of a poet who reflects on his past romances and encounters with women, all of which involve elements of love, magic, and the world of opera. The film is divided into acts, with each act exploring a different romantic rivalry or relationship. Through these tales, the film dives into themes of love, passion, and the complexity of relationships.
A gangster makes an employee pose as a doctor to prevent his troubled girlfriend from getting a lobotomy.
A profligate, polo-playing playboy (Henry Fonda) is married to a beautiful but superficial heiress (Mary Brian). They divorce, and the wife gets all the money. But the humbled (and impoverished) Fonda finds true love in the arms of Pat Paterson, who cares nothing for material things.
Sex Madness is a drama film from 1934 that warns against the consequences of engaging in premarital sex and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The story follows a young woman who is corrupted by the immoral influences of the big city, resulting in her contracting a venereal disease. Through various exploitative situations, the film explores the devastating consequences of unsafe sexual behavior.
Following the bloody aftermath of a heist, three robbers are double-crossed by a new accomplice, who is then tracked down amid escalating carnage and spectacular car chases.
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, doctors scam patients with a fake cure for cancer.
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You is a sex comedy farce set in Italy. The film follows a philandering playwright and his encounters with quackery and a gorilla.
Arriving in an alpine village a crook is mistaken for a recently deceased doctor and decides to impersonate him. Three girls stranded in the same village are sheltered by the "doctor" and naked German hilarity inevitably ensues.
In a small town, a nutty professor opens a boarding house and gets involved with a traveling salesman and a mad scientist. Chaos ensues as they try to navigate their respective situations.
In Hotdog, a man named John accidentally transforms into a dog after a visit to an enchanted witch's shop. He must navigate the challenges of being a dog while trying to break the curse and turn back into a human. Hilarious hijinks and unexpected adventures follow John as he learns valuable lessons about family, friendship, and the true meaning of being human.
A hatcheck girl gets caught up in a gangster's plot when she mistakenly kidnaps an Italian postal worker. In order to escape, she enlists the help of a taxi driver, a quack doctor, and a newspaper reporter.
Leslie Fuller stars as a quack whose son qualifies as a doctor in total ignorance of his father's occupation!
A reporter investigates a gruesome television game show where contestants literally get rich or die trying.
Daffy Duck pretends to be a doctor but chaos ensues when he has to perform a surgery.