Shock Corridor

I recently watched The Interns, a far from great 1962 film about young doctors (not to be confused with 1961's The Young Doctors). What fascinated me was the change in medical techniques and social attitudes.

There's a lot of overacting (including a favorite, Nick Adams, as a goofy doctor who learns to take things seriously), bad comedy, and astonishing dialogue (such as when surgeon Telly Savalas makes it clear how much he despises lady doctors).

Perhaps my favorite moment is when the doctors assist in a dramatic birth. Afterwards, they sit around in the maternity ward and smoke cigarettes.