After Hersholt portrayed a character based on Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe in the 20th Century Fox movie "The Country Doctor" (1936), he wanted to do the same role on radio but could not get the rights.
After Hersholt portrayed a character based on Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the obstetrician who delivered and cared for the Dionne quintuplets, in the 20th Century Fox movie "The Country Doctor" (1936) and its two sequels. He wanted to do the same role on radio but could not get the rights.