Anthony Edwards
Theophilus North
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Theophilus North (Anthony Edwards) takes a teaching job in Newport, R.I., where he befriends wealthy local Mr. Bosworth (Robert Mitchum). Theophilus has a biological quirk that enables him to ...
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 ailments. The rumors are magnified by his tendency to collect negative charges and give shocks to anyone he touches.
Mr. North. A recent graduate of Yale endears himself to the residents of a wealthy Rhode Island town when rumors start that he can heal the sick through his strange power to create mild electric shocks through his hands. 136 IMDb 5.9 1 h 32 min 1988. X-Ray PG.
Brief Synopsis. Based on Thornton Wilder's last novel, a young man changes the lives of several inhabitants of Newport, Rhode Island during the summer of 1926.
Mr. North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film starring Anthony Edwards and featuring Robert Mitchum and Lauren Bacall, based on the novel Theophilus North (1973) by Thornton Wilder.
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 ailments... Danny Huston. Director. Thornton Wilder. Novel.
Mr. North. Available on Prime Video, Amazon Freevee. A young man freshly graduated from Yale (Anthony Edwards) moves to Rhode Island and finds himself with a strange power: the ability to create mild electric shocks through his hands.
