I'm a doctor, not a ....

[LAFR]

Just finished watching "The Kennel Murder Case (1933)" with William Powell and Mary Astor.

In it, the medical examiner, a Dr. Doremus' has two lines: “I’m a doctor, not a detective,” and then, “I’m a doctor, not a magician.”

According to the IMDB "They inspired, supposedly, the catchphrase of DeForest Kelley's character Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek (1966).“

Fascinating! (raises an eyebrow.)


Ron

 

[Oddish]

Pop culture builds on pop culture. Who would have thought that in 1933, a movie actor would say that, and ultimately influence a computer program (something that didn't exist then) to say "I'm a doctor, not a nightlight."

 

[JonnyQuest037]

According to the IMDB "They inspired, supposedly, the catchphrase of DeForest Kelley's character Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek (1966).“

"Supposedly" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.

Anyone can enter any sort of supposition into IMDb trivia pages, so take what you read there with a grain of salt.