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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

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Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
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Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.
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  • Director
    • Harold S. Bucquet
  • Writers
    • Max Brand(story)
    • Willis Goldbeck(story)
    • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lew Ayres
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Laraine Day
  • Director
    • Harold S. Bucquet
  • Writers
    • Max Brand(story)
    • Willis Goldbeck(story)
    • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lew Ayres
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Laraine Day
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Walter Kingsford in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
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    Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)

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    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Dr. Leonard Gillespie
    Laraine Day
    Laraine Day
    • Nurse Mary Lamont
    Shepperd Strudwick
    Shepperd Strudwick
    • Dr. Gregory 'Greg' Lane
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Dr. Stephen Kildare
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Mrs. Martha Kildare
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator
    Alma Kruger
    Alma Kruger
    • Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient
    Nell Craig
    Nell Craig
    • Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Sally, Hospital Switchboard Operator
    Charles Waldron
    • Dr. 'Egghead' Squires, Messinger Inst.
    George Lessey
    George Lessey
    • Rufus Ingersoll
    Tom Collins
    Tom Collins
    • Dr. Joiner
    George Reed
    George Reed
    • Conover, Gillespie's Attendant
    • (as George H. Reed)
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Antonio 'Tony', the Hospital Chef
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
    • (as Horace MacMahon)
    • Director
      • Harold S. Bucquet
    • Writers
      • Max Brand(story)
      • Willis Goldbeck(story) (screenplay)
      • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Fourth entry of 10 films of MGM's long-running and progressively more popular Dr. Kildare film franchise. Lew Ayres was featured in all but the first. In Dr. Kildare's Strange Case, Horace MacMahon joined the cast regulars in the series as taxi driver "Foghorn" Murphy.
    • 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.
    • 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!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)

    User reviews19

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    8/10
    Mouse in the house
    Did anyone else see a mouse run across an upper molding in the hospital scene after surgery.
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    • skubala816
    • Feb 20, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Strange Case of Dr. Kildare
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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