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Summary

Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?

Details

Release Date: April 28, 1939

Runtime: 86 minutes

Genres: Drama

Rating: 6.1/10 (8 votes)


Dr. Kildare Collection

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

    A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

    Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.

  • The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

    The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

    An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.

  • Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.

  • Dr. Kildare's Victory

    Dr. Kildare's Victory

    Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.

  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.

  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.

  • 3 Men in White

    3 Men in White

    Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee's help, will either one live with Gillespie's choice?

  • Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.

  • Dark Delusion

    Dark Delusion

    Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay. Soon he's drawing up plans to marry the girl and setting up private practice in a smaller town.

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.

  • Internes Can't Take Money

    Internes Can't Take Money

    Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a tavern back room. Kildare pursues Janet and enlists Hanlon to help her; the gangster's solution, not surprisingly, is violent.


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Cast

  • Lew Ayres

    Lew Ayres

    Dr. James Kildare

  • Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore

    Dr. Leonard Gillespie

  • Laraine Day

    Laraine Day

    Nurse Mary Lamont

  • Nat Pendleton

    Nat Pendleton

    Joe Wayman

  • Lana Turner

    Lana Turner

    Rosalie Lewett

  • Samuel S. Hinds

    Samuel S. Hinds

    Dr. Stephen Kildare

  • Lynne Carver

    Lynne Carver

    Alice Raymond

  • Emma Dunn

    Emma Dunn

    Mrs. Martha Kildare

  • Walter Kingsford

    Walter Kingsford

    Dr. Walter Carew

  • Alma Kruger

    Alma Kruger

    Molly Byrd

  • Harlan Briggs

    Harlan Briggs

    James Galt

  • Henry Hunter

    Henry Hunter

    Harry Galt

  • Marie Blake

    Marie Blake

    Sally

  • Phillip Terry

    Phillip Terry

    Bates

  • Roger Converse

    Roger Converse

    Joiner

  • Don 'Red' Barry

    Don 'Red' Barry

    Collins

  • Reed Hadley

    Reed Hadley

    Tom Crandell

  • Nell Craig

    Nell Craig

    Nurse "Nosey" Parker

  • George Offerman, Jr.

    George Offerman, Jr.

    Nick

  • Clinton Rosemond

    Clinton Rosemond

    Conover

  • Dorothy Adams

    Dorothy Adams

    Jenny's Mother (uncredited)

  • Barbara Bedford

    Barbara Bedford

    Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

  • George Chandler

    George Chandler

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

  • Cliff Clark

    Cliff Clark

    Detective Flaherty (uncredited)

  • Elspeth Dudgeon

    Elspeth Dudgeon

    Old Lady in Hall (uncredited)

  • George Guhl

    George Guhl

    Policeman in Nick's Hospital Room (uncredited)

  • Robert Homans

    Robert Homans

    Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)

  • Horace McMahon

    Horace McMahon

    Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Frank Orth

    Frank Orth

    Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited)

  • George Ovey

    George Ovey

    Man Telling Hickman to Put His Hat On (uncredited)

  • Aileen Pringle

    Aileen Pringle

    Mrs. Thatcher (uncredited)

  • George H. Reed

    George H. Reed

    Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)

  • Matty Roubert

    Matty Roubert

    Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Amzie Strickland

    Amzie Strickland

    Patient (uncredited)

  • Ann E. Todd

    Ann E. Todd

    Jenny (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vaughan

    Dorothy Vaughan

    Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)

  • Bobs Watson

    Bobs Watson

    Tommy Benson (uncredited)