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The Secret of Dr. Kildare ()

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Dr. Gillespie's cancer worsens. To make him rest, Kildare refuses to assist him on a study, instead taking a case of hysterical blindness in a millionaire's daughter who could help the hospital financially.
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Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
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Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
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Paul Messenger
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Nancy Messenger
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Joe Wayman
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Nurse Mary Lamont
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Nora
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Dr. Stephen Kildare
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Mrs. Martha Kildare
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Dr. S.J. Carew
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John Xerxes Archley
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Head Nurse Molly Byrd
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Charles Herron
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Sally - Telephone Operator
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Mrs. Roberts
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Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
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Conover
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Mike Sullivan
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Finch (uncredited)
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Collins - Intern (uncredited)
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Pay Orderly (uncredited)
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Dr. Joiner (uncredited)
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Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)
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Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
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Adam - Nora's Gardener (uncredited)
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Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
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Bates - Intern (uncredited)
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Lunch Room Counterman (uncredited)

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Harold S. Bucquet

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Max Brand ... (story)
 
Willis Goldbeck ... (writer)
 
Harry Ruskin ... (writer)

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Lou L. Ostrow ... producer (uncredited)

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David Snell

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Alfred Gilks ... director of photography

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Frank E. Hull ... (as Frank Hull)

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis

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Charles Stallings ... unit manager (uncredited)

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Charles Dorian ... second unit director (uncredited)
Horace Hough ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Randall Duell ... associate art director

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

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Dolly Tree ... wardrobe

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Frank Clarke ... pilot (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a sulfa-drug/pneumonia study, Kildare refuses to assist Gillespie, and instead accepts a case of hysterical blindness. She's also the daughter of a millionaire who could help the hospital. Written by Kathy Li

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Taglines DOCTORS KNOW THE SECRETS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN! (Print Ad- Newburgh News, ((Newburgh, NY)) 7 December 1939) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Secret du docteur Kildare (France)
  • Dr. Kildare - Das Geheimnis (Germany)
  • Tajna doktora Kildera (Yugoslavia, Serbian title)
  • O Segredo do Dr. Kildare (Brazil)
  • O Segredo do Dr. Kildare (Portugal)
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  • 84 min
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Trivia Her appearance here gives Sara Haden the distinction of having had roles in both of MGM'S longest-running and most popular film franchises. She also played the recurring character of "Aunt Milly" in the "Andy Hardy"" movies. Interestingly, Haden's final screen appearance was a guest shot on the 1960s TV series Dr. Kildare (1961). See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940). See more »
Quotes Sally, Telephone Operator: Oh, diamonds on men are vulgar.
Joe Wayman: I wish I was vulgar...
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