Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
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- 1h 19min
- Drama
- 06 Sep 1940 (USA)
- Movie
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. Stephen Kildare, he returns to his parents home to...
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| Lew Ayres | ... |
Dr. James Kildare
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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| Laraine Day | ... |
Mary Lamont
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Dr. Stephen Kildare
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| Gene Lockhart | ... |
George Winslow
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| John Shelton | ... |
Dr. Davidson
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| Nat Pendleton | ... |
Wayman
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| Emma Dunn | ... |
Mrs. Martha Kildare
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| Alma Kruger | ... |
Molly Byrd
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| Walter Kingsford | ... |
Dr. Walter Carew
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| Nell Craig | ... |
Nurse Parker
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Cliff Danielson | ... |
Dr. Jordan
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| Henry Wadsworth | ... |
Collins
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| Tom Collins | ... |
Joiner
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| George Reed | ... |
Conover
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| Donald Briggs | ... |
Mr. Brownlee
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| Leona Maricle | ... |
Mrs. Brownlee
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| Archie Twitchell | ... |
Bates
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| Marie Blake | ... |
Sally
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| Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Atkinson
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| Eddie Acuff | ... |
Clifford Genet -- Orderly (uncredited)
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| Erville Alderson | ... |
Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
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| Arthur Aylesworth | ... |
Mr. Cobb - a Farmer (uncredited)
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| Barbara Bedford | ... |
Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
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Jack Carr | ... |
Dr. Marsh (black surgeon) (uncredited)
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Mary Cecil | ... |
Mrs. Deering (uncredited)
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| George Chandler | ... |
Parkersville Counterman (uncredited)
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| Ken Christy | ... |
Dickson - City Council Member (uncredited)
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Jane Drummond | ... |
Nurse Probationer (uncredited)
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| Ralph Dunn | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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Bob Ingersoll | ... |
Carpenter Adding Sign on Door (uncredited)
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| Claire McDowell | ... |
Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
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| Horace McMahon | ... |
Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
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| Arthur O'Connell | ... |
New Interne (uncredited)
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| Frank Orth | ... |
Mike Ryan (uncredited)
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| Milton Parsons | ... |
Parkersville Crazy Man (uncredited)
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Ruth Robinson | ... |
Mother of Baby (uncredited)
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| Ferris Taylor | ... |
Dr. Coldridge (uncredited)
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Kay Vallon | ... |
Nurse Shaw (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Harold S. Bucquet | ||
Written by
| Harry Ruskin | ... | (screen play) and |
| Willis Goldbeck | ... | (screen play) |
| Max Brand | ... | (based on an original story by) and |
| Willis Goldbeck | ... | (based on an original story by) |
| Carey Wilson | ... | () (uncredited) |
Music by
| David Snell | ||
Cinematography by
| Harold Rosson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Howard O'Neill | ||
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Production Management
| Jerry Bresler | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sandy Roth | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Walter Strohm | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eddie Imazu | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1941) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (labor jurisdiction)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. Stephen Kildare, he returns to his parents home to help him with his excessive workload. Dr. Kildaire Sr. is servicing a wide area ever since the doctors in neighboring towns moved elsewhere. Noting that three doctors at Blair General are doing menial jobs because they can't start their own practices, Kildare conceives the idea of building a clinic in Parkersville to be serviced by the three doctors and financed by the townsfolk paying ten cents a week to subscribe to the service. But influential men in Parkersville provide serious opposition to the plan.
Written by Arthur Hausner |
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| Taglines | ALMOST MARRIED! A pretty nurse knows how to handle doctors ...but what has she to do when a new, most exciting adventure upset the wedding plans? (Print Ad-Windsor Daily Star, ((Windsor, PO)) 5 April 1941) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Gene Lockhart (as George Winslow) portrays a man of 60 but was only 49 years old when this film was made. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940). See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Leonard Gillespie:
[addressing graduating interns]
Gentlemen, I salute you. You're about to go out and engage yourself in the noble profession of practicing medicine. Well my heart bleeds for you. But since we're all aware of what you'll have to face, perhaps you'll accept a few hints from a man old enough to know better. Never expect to get a good night's sleep. Many illnesses start at noon, but nobody ever seems to call the doctor before midnight. No matter how ill the patient is, you'll have more trouble with the relatives. Always remember that many times your only job will be to keep the patient happy because nature's going to cure him and you'll get all the credit. Dr. Walter Carew: Thank you, Leonard. Dr. Leonard Gillespie: Well don't thank me yet - I'm not through. Gentlemen, nobody has the right to live without paying for his existence with some service to mankind. Your service is man's most precious boon. The alleviation of pain and the postponement of death. Be proud of it. I'm sending you out in the world with a message of hate. Hate for disease and ignorance. Cherish that hatred and you'll never quit, no matter how tough the going gets. I see courage in your faces, and I know you got it in your hearts. At any time if I could help you... why... Well, goodbye and good luck. See more » |