The Interns (1962)

During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals. John Paul Otis destroys his medical career when he... See full summary »

Director:

David Swift

Writers:

Richard Frede (novel), Walter Newman,

Stars:

Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, James MacArthur

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Callan	...	Dr. Alec Considine
Cliff Robertson	...	Dr. John Paul Otis
James MacArthur	...	Dr. Lew Worship
Nick Adams	...	Dr. Sid Lackland
Suzy Parker	...	Lisa Cardigan
Haya Harareet	...	Dr. Madolyn Bruckner
Anne Helm	...	Mildred
Stefanie Powers	...	Nurse Gloria Mead
Buddy Ebsen	...	Dr. Sidney Wohl
Telly Savalas	...	Dr. Dominic Riccio
Katharine Bard	...	Nurse Vicky Flynn
Kaye Stevens	...	Nurse Didi Loomis
Gregory Morton	...	Dr. Hugo Granchard
Angela Clarke	...	Mrs. Emma Auer
Connie Gilchrist	...	Nurse Connie Dean

Storyline

During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals. John Paul Otis destroys his medical career when he falls in love with celebrated model Lisa Cardigan and tries to steal pills from the hospital in order to abort her pregnancy. His lifelong friend, Lew Worship, feels duty-bound to report the theft, and Otis is expelled. Lew, who begins internship with plans to become a surgeon, becomes dedicated to obstetrics. He falls in love with a student nurse, Gloria, and tries to persuade her to marry him and give up her dream of going abroad. Intern Considine, who is anxious to study under psychiatrist Dr. Bonny, becomes so involved in two simultaneous romances that he loses sight of his goal and suffers a nervous collapse. The interns are confronted with the ethical problems of mercy killing, and the tragic death of an incurably ill Malaysian girl inspires Dr. Sid Lackland to plan to devote his life to ...

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | nurse | soap | abortion | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Männer, die das Leben lieben

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center - 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert Cohn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charles Robinson's film debut.

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Connections

Referenced in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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Soundtracks

"BYE AND BYE"
Performed by Turk Murphy and His San Francisco Jazz

User Reviews

"I held a beating human heart in my hand!"

Group of medical interns (one woman and the rest men) and future nurses (all women) begin their duties at a large city hospital, cracking wise, planning parties, butting heads, and smoking pipes, cigars and cigarettes (Chesterfields, to be exact). Telly Savalas is the ego-driven chief surgeon who doesn't like women doctors ("You take up room in our hospitals until you fall in love with the wet diapers and the hot stove!"); Nick Adams is the resident goof-off (a cliché by now), however the worst offender in this medical casualty is director David Swift, lumping together more unimportant vignettes and crude slabs of 'comedy' than most TV soaps put together. The script, adapted from the bestseller by Richard Frede, hasn't an iota of natural conversation in it, and the look of the picture is flat and dull. Followed in 1964 by a sequel, "The NEW Interns", and in 1970 by a short-lived TV series. *1/2 from ****