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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case ()

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Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.
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Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
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Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Nurse Mary Lamont
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Dr. Gregory 'Greg' Lane
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Dr. Stephen Kildare
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Mrs. Martha Kildare
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Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
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Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
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Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
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Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient
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Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
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Sally, Hospital Switchboard Operator
Charles Waldron ...
Dr. 'Egghead' Squires, Messinger Inst.
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Rufus Ingersoll
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Dr. Joiner
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Conover, Gillespie's Attendant (as George H. Reed)
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Antonio 'Tony', the Hospital Chef
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J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy (as Horace MacMahon)
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Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe
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Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Alergy Patient
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Mrs. Henry Adams
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Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)
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Ambulance Interne (uncredited)
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Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)

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Harold S. Bucquet

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Harry Ruskin ... (screenplay) and
Willis Goldbeck ... (screenplay)
 
Max Brand ... (story) and
Willis Goldbeck ... (story)

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David Snell

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John F. Seitz ... director of photography (as John Seitz)

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Gene Ruggiero

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis

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Eddie Imazu ... associate art director

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
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Plot Summary

Young Dr. Kildare is still being trained at General Hospital by old, crusty Dr. Gillespie. This time, he tries to rehabilitate Gregory Lane, a brain surgeon depressed over losing too many patients (and incidentally Kildare's romantic rival for nurse Mary Lamont). Lane's losing streak takes a new turn when one of his patients survives...but seems to be insane. Or is the man's strange obsession with Friday the clue to a mystery? To find out, Kildare must take a terrible risk. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines YOUNG DR. KILDARE POPS THE QUESTION! (print ad - Amarillo Globe Times - Paramount Theatre - Amarillo, Texas - May 1, 1940 - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Kildare (United States)
  • L'Étrange Cas du docteur Kildare (France)
  • Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide (Germany)
  • Lo strano caso del dr. Kildare (Italy)
  • O Estranho Caso do Dr. Kildare (Brazil)
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Trivia Nurse Molly Byrd tells Mary Lamont that she is 49 years old. In fact, Alma Kruger, the actress who played Ms. Byrd, was 72 when the film opened. See more »
Goofs Immediately after surgery, several of the doctors take their masks off; this would not happen until they left the surgical room. In the 1930's it was commonplace to remove surgical masks when not in close proximity to the patient. The doctors removed their masks because the patient died. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (2023). See more »
Quotes Dr. Leonard Gillespie: Well, Mr. Ingersoll, good morning, and how are you feeling today?
Rufus Ingersoll: Never felt better in my life!
Dr. Leonard Gillespie: Oh ho, that's fine. That's fine... because your system's in a state of collapse. Siddown before you fall down!
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