Collection

Dr. Kildare Collection

16 titles 1937–1947

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Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
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Internes Can't Take Money

1937 ★ 6.5

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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Young Dr. Kildare
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Young Dr. Kildare

1938 ★ 6.7

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.

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Calling Dr. Kildare
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Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 ★ 6.6

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?

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The Secret of Dr. Kildare
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939 ★ 6.1

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

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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940 ★ 4.8

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

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Dr. Kildare Goes Home
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940 ★ 6.8

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

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Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940 ★ 6.7

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

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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

1941 ★ 7.0

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

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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941 ★ 6.8

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

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Dr. Kildare's Victory
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Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942 ★ 6.2

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

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Calling Dr. Gillespie
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Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942 ★ 7.0

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

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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942 ★ 6.5

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

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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 ★ 6.0

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.

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3 Men in White
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3 Men in White

1944 ★ 6.4

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?

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Between Two Women
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Between Two Women

1945 ★ 6.1

A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.

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Dark Delusion
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Dark Delusion

1947 ★ 6.8

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.

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