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On this track we are going to the doctor's office... Doctor Christian's office. You won't need your insurance or Medicare card, just your ears and your imagination as we visit River's End in a story originally broadcast on January 9, 1938, entitled "The Auto Accident." Jean Hersholt stars as Dr. Paul Christian... the only doctor in River's End. His nurse was played by Rosemary DeCamp. He makes house calls, knows everyone in town by their first name and is extremely compassionate offering more than just physical care to his patients. He is a beloved character... and audiences thought so too as this show was on the radio for 17 years beginning in 1937. He was so convincing in his role that he received hundreds of letters asking for his medical opinion! I have classified the show as a "Medical Soap Opera" and this track and other Dr. Christian episodes can be found in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist. Jean Hersholt played the grandfather in the 1937 film "Heidi" to Shirley Temple as his granddaughter, who was only 8 years old at the time.