Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
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Appointed resident assistant at the Byng State Hospital by his mentor Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), young Doctor James Kildare (Lew Ayres) has every reason to celebrate. His euphoria, however, is short-lived: Kildare is forced to return to his hometown when his general-practitioner father (Samuel S. Hinds) collapses from overwork. At first, the townsfolk are suspicious of Kildare's "newfangled" medical methods. But when the young medico is able to diagnose the malady afflicting Leading Citizen George Winslow (George Lockhart), Kildare is wholeheartedly accepted by his new flock. But will Dr. Kildare stay home, or will he return to the Big City for new adventures? Hint: there were still four "Kildare" episodes to go before Lew Ayres left the series in 1942. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Lew Ayres - Dr. James Kildare
- Laraine Day - Mary Lamont
- Samuel S. Hinds - Dr. Stephen Kildare
- Nat Pendleton - Joe Wayman
- Alma Kruger - Molly Byrd
- Nell Craig - Nurse "Nosey" Parker
- Henry Wadsworth - Collins
- George H. Reed - Conover
- Leona Maricle - Mrs. Brownlee
- Marie Blake - Sally
- Charles Trowbridge - Atkinson
- Lionel Barrymore - Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Gene Lockhart - George Winslow
- John Shelton - Dr. Davidson
- Emma Dunn - Mrs. Martha Kildare
- Walter Kingsford - Dr. Walter Carew
- Cliff Danielson - Dr. Jordan
- Tom Collins - Joiner
- Donald Briggs - Mr. Brownlee
- Archie Twitchell - Bates
- Arthur O'Connell - Intern
- Director(s):
- Harold S. Bucquet
- Writer(s):
- Harry Ruskin, Willis Goldbeck
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- 1962 - Dr. Kildare Goes Home - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Actor in a Television Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
