Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop... See full summary »

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

Max Brand (characters), Joseph Harrington (story),

Stars:

Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lew Ayres	...	Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
Lionel Barrymore	...	Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Ann Ayars	...	Cynthia 'Cookie' Charles
Robert Sterling	...	Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop
Jean Rogers	...	Miss Annabelle Kirke
Alma Kruger	...	Nurse Molly Byrd
Walter Kingsford	...	Dr. Walter Carew
Nell Craig	...	Nurse Parker
Edward Gargan	...	Orderly Willie Brooks
Marie Blake	...	Sally, Switchboard Operator
Frank Orth	...	Michael 'Mike' Ryan
George Reed	...	Conover (as George H. Reed)
Barry Nelson	...	Samuel Z. Cutter
Eddie Acuff	...	Orderly Clifford Genet
Gus Schilling	...	Orderly Leo Cobb

Storyline

Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop, and tries to help him out when he transports an accident victim, socialite Cynthia "Cookie" Charles, to Blair General from outside the hospital's agreed territory. When the other hospital complains, Winthrop is fired. Soon after, his girlfriend, Nurse Anabelle Kirke, is also let go when she too misapplies hospital policy. Kildare pleads their case with the hospital Board but with little luck. He then gets the well-connected Cookie, who has a thing for him, to help to sort it out

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | accident | nurse | engagement | fired from the job | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 1942 (Australia)

Also Known As:

A Vitória do Dr. Kildare

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Selmer Jackson is in studio records playing "Mr. Baxter", but he was replaced by Charles Trowbridge. Also in studio records as "Mason" was Vinton Hayworth, but he was not seen in the print. The Hollywood Reporter listed Samuel S. Hinds and Emma Dunn in their usual roles as Dr. Kildare's parents, but they were not in the film either. These omissions may have resulted from final cuts, since the preview time listed in Daily Variety was 100 minutes.

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Connections

Follows Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

User Reviews

Dr. Kildare's Victory

This played on TCM earlier this week, and since I had never seen this one, was looking forward to it. I love the DK series, and this one (I think) follows DK's wedding day. I found this one overlong and a bit too fragmented. I miss Nat Pendleton's goofy role, and the Frank Orth restaurant character is very briefly seen. "Cookie" doesn't seem like the kind of girl DK would go for, but she at least gets him interested in women again(ha). Marie Blake (Later 'Grandmama on the Addams family), also known as Blossom Rock and Jeanette McDonald's sister, is in unusual fine form, but her character comes across as annoying instead of funny this time.