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The Wrong Prescription (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Wrong Prescription (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Frank Hunter is an intern at the hospital where his fiancée, Irene Morris, is engaged as nurse. A patient with heart failure is received, and Nurse Norris reports to Dr. Hunter that he needs a stimulating prescription. The doctor, in a ...See moreFrank Hunter is an intern at the hospital where his fiancée, Irene Morris, is engaged as nurse. A patient with heart failure is received, and Nurse Norris reports to Dr. Hunter that he needs a stimulating prescription. The doctor, in a great hurry, unconsciously writes in an overdose of strychnine. Miss Norris corrects the dose, and administers the right amount. The patient's heart fails to respond, however, and he goes into a coma and dies. Dr. Hunter returns on the discovery of his mistake to find the man dead. Nurse Norris is out of the room. Believing himself responsible, he hurriedly gathers together his belongings and quits the hospital, leaving a self-condemnatory note. The nurse reports the death and is cross-questioned by the authorities. She shows her chart and the doctors are convinced that she has corrected the prescription. An autopsy further vindicates her claims. On leaving the hospital Hunter is mentally wrecked by the thought of his apparently fatal carelessness, and seeks surcease in morphine. One day at a beach resort where he is staying, he rescues a child from drowning. The incident brings him and Nurse Norris together again. She explains the natural cause of the patient's death, and later succeeds in leading the young doctor out of the grip of the drug habit into a new life. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Conway Dr. Frank Hunter Dr. Frank Hunter See fewer	Viva Villa! (1934)
Irene Hunt Nurse Irene Norris Nurse Irene Norris See fewer	Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921)
Mary Alden A Nurse A Nurse See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Ralph Lewis A Surgeon A Surgeon See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Vester Pegg Actor (as Vester Perry) Actor (as Vester Perry) See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)