On a hunting vacation in remote upstate New York, criminologist Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) gets caught up in what appears at first to be a typhoid outbreak. The disease causes a culture clash between the town's only doctor, folk-remedy-espousing Sam Millerson (Griff Barnett), and modern county health officer Dr. Wickersham (Addison Richards). But, when Ordway looks into the illness of barber Ward Beechy (Trevor Bardette), he begins to suspect that the sick man may have been poisoned.
Rather unusual but entertaining Murder mystery where the crime Doctor, excellently played by Warner Baxter, gets involved in typhoid cases and murder. What makes this mystery interesting is the location, the hillbilly characters and traditional medical methods vs herbal medicine - there's some light humour and fine detective work, though the pace can be slow at times and the plot drags a little.
Rather unusual but entertaining Murder mystery where the crime Doctor, excellently played by Warner Baxter, gets involved in typhoid cases and murder. What makes this mystery interesting is the location, the hillbilly characters and traditional medical methods vs herbal medicine - there's some light humour and fine detective work, though the pace can be slow at times and the plot drags a little.