The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel is a 1979 American made-for-television medical drama film directed by Guy Green, starring Lindsay Wagner and Jane Wyman (credited as Miss Jane Wyman) with a supporting cast including Andrew Duggan, Gary Lockwood, Brock Peters, John Reilly, Dorothy McGuire and James Woods. The film was originally broadcast on CBS on January 2, 1979.
| The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | |
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| Genre | Adventure Drama |
| Written by | Michael Berk Joseph Fineman Douglas Schwartz |
| Directed by | Guy Green |
| Starring | Lindsay Wagner Jane Wyman |
| Music by | Gerald Fried |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ron Samuels |
| Producer(s) | Paul B. Radin |
| Production location(s) | Nevada City, California |
| Cinematography | Al Francis |
| Editor(s) | G. Pat Clark |
| Running time | 145 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | January 2, 1979 |
Plot
In 1932, Meg Laurel, a bold-spirited doctor who graduates Harvard Medical School, gives up the comfort and security of her husband, home, and her practice in Boston. Her mission is to return to her hometown in the Blue Ridge Mountains and help the Appalachian people using modern medical techniques she learned in the big city.
Meg's quest meets bitter opposition, however, by those unprepared to give up their antiquated ways for her miracle drugs. Administering medical aid to the residents of Eagle's Nest is a dramatic struggle, as Meg becomes the rival of Granny Arrowroot, a local medicine woman who is not pleased with Meg's arrival and does not trust the modern science. Tragedy nears when one man's refusal to accept Meg's methods of doctoring for his ailing daughter almost brings ruin to Meg's plans and the death of his child.
Cast
- Lindsay Wagner - Meg Laurel
- Jane Wyman - Granny Arrowroot
- Andrew Duggan - Judge Adamson
- Gary Lockwood - Harley Moon
- Brock Peters - Joe
- John Reilly - Thom Laurel
- Charles Tyner - Doug Slocumb
- James Woods - Sin Eater
- Dorothy McGuire - Effie Webb
- Woodrow Parfrey - Messerschmidt
- Peggy Walton-Walker - Mrs. Slocumb
- Kath Soucie - Becca
- Tracey Gold - Laurie Mae Moon
Home media
On March 4, 2011, The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel was released on DVD in Region 1. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively in the US as part of the Sony Pictures Choice Collection in partnership with Warner Bros. online store.