mr. north

Director: danny huston

Actor: anthony edwards,robert mitchum,lauren bacall,harry dean stanton

Data Published: Fri Jul 22 1988

Genres: Comedy,Drama

Key Words: 1920s,character name as title,tutor,faith healer,high society

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095665/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._North

Description: Mr. North is a movie starring Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, and Lauren Bacall. Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's...

Plot: In 1920s Newport, Rhode Island, Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards) is an engaging, multi-talented, middle-class Yale graduate who spends the summer catering to the wealthy families of the city. He becomes the confidant of James McHenry Bosworth (Robert Mitchum), and a tutor and tennis coach to the families' children. He also befriends many from the city's servant class including Henry Simmons (Harry Dean Stanton), Amelia Cranston (Lauren Bacall), and Sally Boffin (Virginia Madsen). Complications arise when some residents begin to ascribe healing powers to the static electricity shocks that Mr. North happens to generate frequently. Despite never claiming any healing or medical abilities, he is accused of quackery, and must, with the help of those he has befriended, defend himself. In the end, Mr. North accepts a position of leadership at an educational and philosophical academy founded by Mr. Bosworth, and begins a romance with Bosworth's granddaughter Persis.