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Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
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29 November 1940 (USA)
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Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr...
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Dr. Kildare and a family secret
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(Complete credited cast) | Lew Ayres | ... | Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare |
 | Lionel Barrymore | ... | Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| Laraine Day | ... | Mary Lamont |
| Robert Young | ... | Douglas 'Doug' Lamont |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Joe Wayman |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Dr. Walter Carew |
| Alma Kruger | ... | Molly Byrd |
| Bobs Watson | ... | Tommy, the Crippled Child |
| Nell Craig | ... | Nurse 'Nosey' Parker |
| George Reed | ... | Conover |
| Frank Orth | ... | Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner |
| Marie Blake | ... | Sally, Hospital Receptionist |
| Horace McMahon | ... | Foghorn Murphy (as Horace MacMahon) |
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75 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Germany:o.Al. |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (PCA #6767) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
USA:TV-G
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'Emma Dunn' (Mrs. Martha Kildare) and Ann Morriss (Betty) are listed in records playing those roles, but are not seen in the final print.
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Continuity: When Dr Gillispie finishes reading the note from Mary, he says "Fine girl, that Mary" and puts the note on his desk with a thump, and with the next cut, it immediately appears in Dr. Kildare's hands.
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Follows Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
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Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, I have been enjoying the series, never having seen them before. The Dr. Kildare series was the precursor of shows like Medical Center, Marcus Welby, M*A*S*H*, ER, and Grey's Anatomy, and a slew of other shows I am sure as well.
I found this series entry to be worth viewing. Another reviewer made some valid points about the weakness of some character motivations, but I still can see why Mary could react the way she does when discovering the truth, which Jimmy Kildare has kept from her.
Robert Young turns in an excellent performance as Mary's brother, proving how versatile an actor he was. He wasn't always the boring and stable father from Father Knows Best (and later on becoming the Dr. Welby mentioned above).
We learn a bit more about Dr. Gillespie's past; he had a brother who died. We also learn a bit more about how and why he feels special towards Molly Byrd.
Overall, another entry worth watching and enjoying.