Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator story
A medicine man (Forrest Tucker) in the Old West promises to heal a farmer's dying daughter. Directed by: Theodore J. Flicker. Story by: Theodore J. Flicker.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and daughter | major | A farmer was desperate to cure his dying daughter. |
| master and servant | major | Ernest had a black servant or possibly slave. |
| medical ethical issue | major | Dr. Stringfellow offered comforting lie to a dying girl. |
| quackery | major | Dr. Ernest Stringfellow was a snake oil peddling charlatan. |
| to tell the truth vs. to offer a comforting lie | major | Dr. Stringfellow offered comforting lie to a dying girl and her father and made a few bucks along the way. |
| wishing or wanting something really hard makes it happen | major | Dr. Stringfellow used the placebo effect to resurrect a farmer's daughter from the dead. |
| being ashamed of who you are | minor | Ernest appeared to have had some deeply buried shame about what he was doing. |
| coping with an arrogant jerk | minor | Rolpho with his arrogant boss Dr. Stringfellow. |
| fear | minor | Ernest saw the ghost of the girl he had failed to keep alive and it scared him to death. |
| ghost | minor | Ernest saw the ghost of the girl he had failed to keep alive. |