By Appointment Only is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Frank R. Strayer.

Successful doctor Michael Travers (Lew Cody) juggles a busy schedule of patients, one of whom is the mother of 14-year-old Judy (Sally O’Neil). After Judy’s mother dies, Travers and his fiancé, Diane Manners (Aileen Pringle), take responsibility for Judy’s care. Upon returning from a three-year trip to Europe, Travers finds himself falling in love with Judy, despite her engagement to Diane’s younger brother, Dick. Tensions rise as the four become aware of each other’s feelings. Travers finally realizes how things must be, and the film ends with the marriage of Judy and Dick.

Plot
When a mother dies of heart failure in a doctor’s office, the physician–feeling somewhat guilty because he couldn’t save her–takes an interest in the woman’s young daughter, and makes her his ward, but his fiancé doesn’t particularly like it. After he returns from a three-year engagement in Europe, the doctor discovers that his ward is now a beautiful, full-grown woman, and finds himself falling for her–even though she’s engaged to his fiancé’s brother.

Cast
Lew Cody as Dr. Michael Travers
Aileen Pringle as Diane Manners
Sally O’Neil as Judy Carroll
Edward Morgan as Richard “Dick” Manners
Edward Martindel as Judge Barry Phelps
Wilson Benge as Withers, the Butler
Marceline Day as Miss Brown aka Brownie
Claire McDowell as Mrs. Mary Carroll
Pauline Garon as Gwen Reid
Gladys Blake as Helen, Switchboard Operator