The Dop Doctor (film)

The Dop Doctor, also known as The Love Trail or The Terrier and the Child,^{[1][2][better source needed]} is a 1915/16 South African drama film directed by Fred Paul.^[1] It is based on the book, The Dop Doctor, by Clotilde Graves.

The Dop Doctor
Directed by	Fred Paul
Written by	Clotilde Graves (Richard Dehan) Harry Engholm
Starring	Fred Paul, Agnes Glynn, Bertram Burleigh
Production company	Samuelson Film Manufacturing Company
Release dates	1915 (1915) (South Africa) 21 January 1916 (1916-01-21) (USA)
Country	South Africa
Language	English

Plot

The film depicts the Siege of Mafeking (1899–1900) during the Second Boer War through the scenario of an orphan girl who loves a soldier but is married to an exiled doctor.^{[2][better source needed]}

Censorship

The film is notable for being the first South African film to be prohibited or censored. The government of Prime Minister Louis Botha banned the film under the Defence of the Realm Act^[3] as "the film wrongly represents the Boers as being cheats and immoral."^[4]