When Dr. Penning, a famed doctor, takes a wife, some of her women patients don't get discouraged, and his wife will have to face what being a doctor's wife supposes.

Doctors' Wives is a 1931 American Pre-Code romantic drama film made by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, based on a novel by Henry and Sylvia Lieferant.

Dr. Penning's popularity among women equals his professional skill, but it will be Nina, a colleague's daughter, who will win his heart. Very soon after their marriage she will learn that she "will only have him when patients don't want him" - and that means mainly women patients. Nina's mother had to face a similar situation. There's also a handsome and sympathetic Viennese colleague around. Each woman takes her own choice to cope with what being a doctor's wife implies.—BSK