I wonder when they dropped the "e" from interns. Interesting.
Internes Can't Take Money stars Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Bowman, Lloyd Nolan, and Stanley Ridges.
Dr. K. falls hard for one of his patients, Janet (Stanwyck) but she is a very troubled woman. She was sent to prison for two years as she was believed to be part of a robbery, led by her husband. When he was released, he took their daughter. She is now desperate to find her child, and will stoop to just about anything, even stealing from Kildare and taking up with gangster Stanley Ridges.
When Kildare finds out her real story, he tries to help her. He saved the life of another criminal (Nolan), actually in the local bar, and calls upon him for a favor.
Joel McCrea is an adorable Kildare - so handsome, and there was always something guileless about the actor. He plays very well with Stanwyck - in fact, they made six films together.
Of interest, interns in this film made a whopping $10 a month ($180 today) and one woman mentioned she made $27.50 a week ($495.00). When Kildare operates outside of the hospital, he's given $1000, but he gives it back because - you got it - "interns can't take money."
I do love Lew Ayres as Kildare, but McCrea's more aggressive interpretation worked well.
