Well, after seeing this, now we know why there are auditing groups for hospitals, like the Joint Commiss ion, CMS, and General Accounting Office. This film illustrates some of the different ways people can cheat other people during hospital care... ya got someone selling bad "ether" as anesthetic; ya got the "ambulance chasing lawyers" mis-representing the truth and quality of care being provided at the hospital; ya got one big mobster running the show, and looking for kickbacks from everyone. ya got people throwing themselves under cars to take advantage. It's pretty un-even. not sure what it wants to be... there's a love story, there's death, there's crime-fighting. Stars Bill Boyd, who had played Hopalong Cassidy in so many films and tv shows. Edwin Maxwell is the hospital administrator. Betty Furness is "Alice", but some of us remember her as a guest on so many game shows and the "Today" show on NBC. This film is more of a training film for new employees, on what scams to watch out for as you work in a hospital, rather than entertainment. It's okay. no big deal, but does have some familiar names. It's a B shortie from RKO... directed by Ed Cahn, who had started in short films and moved into full length.
Review of Emergency Call
