Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
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Synopsis of Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) realizes that it's time to appoint a new assistant to replace young Dr. Kildare. Gillespie is obliged to choose from three highly qualified candidates: Dr. Randall "Red" Adams (Van Johnson), Dr. Lee Wong How (Keye Luke), and Dr. Dennis Lindsay (played by future director Richard Quine). To test their mettle, he gives all three interns a chance to diagnose a separate delicate case. Though the results aren't quite to Gillespie's liking, the ending is "open" enough to suggest that at least two of the three candidates will be around for the next series entry, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case. Side note: Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant co-stars Richard Quine and Susan Peters were married in 1943. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
- Lionel Barrymore - Dr. Gillespie
- Susan Peters - Mrs. Howard Young
- Keye Luke - Dr. Lee Wong How
- Nat Pendleton - Joe Weyman
- Frank Orth - Mike Ryan
- Nell Craig - Nurse Parker
- George H. Reed - Conover
- Rose Hobart - Mrs. Black
- Pamela Blake - Jimmy James
- Van Johnson - Dr. Randall Adams
- Richard Quine - Dr. Dennis Lindsey
- Alma Kruger - Molly Byrd
- Horace McNally - Howard Young
- Walter Kingsford - Dr. Walter Carew
- Marie Blake - Sally
- Ann Richards - Iris Headley
- Eddie Acuff - Clifford Genet
- Paul Fix - Husband
- Director(s):
- Willis Goldbeck
- Writer(s):
- Lawrence P. Bachmann, Willis Goldbeck, Harry Ruskin
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