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The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

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Release Date: Nov 24, 1939 Wide

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In this third installment of MGM's "Dr. Kildare" series, Dr. James Kildare (Lew Ayres) comes to the rescue when his supervisor/mentor Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) nearly collapses from overwork. Gillespie is seeking a permanent cure for pneumonia, and must ask Kildare for assistance when the task proves beyond his physical ability. The older doctor eventually does collapse, and the diagnosis is cancer. Gillespie recovers, while Kildare finds his hands full in juggling both the pneumonia cure

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Harold S. Bucquet

In Theaters: Nov 24, 1939 Wide

On DVD: Jun 6, 2006

Cast

Lew Ayres
Dr. James Kildare
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lionel Atwill
Paul Messenger
Helen Gilbert
Nancy Messenger
Nat Pendleton
Joe Wayman
Laraine Day
Mary Lamont
Sara Haden
Nora
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Martha Kildare
Walter Kingsford
Dr. Walter Carew
Grant Mitchell
John Archley
Alma Kruger
Molly Byrd
Robert Kent
Charles Herron
Marie Blake
Sally
Martha O'Driscoll
Mrs. Roberts
Nell Craig
Nurse Parker "Nosey"
George H. Reed
Conover
Frank Orth
Mike Ryan
Don 'Red' Barry
Collins
Byron Foulger
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It's all pretty silly, but the actors project just the right tone, avoiding life-or-death hysterics and keeping a sly edge.

June 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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An okay movie. I was a bit annoyed that Dr. Kildare didn't really have any kind of deep dark secret, or any secrets at all, really. I did enjoy the movie, though, it was charming and dramatic. Of course, I knew what was wrong with Dr. Kildare's patient two scenes before he did, so he seemed like an idiot, as did

September 23, 2010

AJ Verser

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THE DR. KILDARE MOVIES ARE YET ANOTHER ENJOYABLE FILM SERIES. THIS ONE IS PRETTY AVERAGE FOR THE SERIES, BUT STILL QUITE GOOD. LIONEL BARRYMORE IS ALWAYS GOOD TO WATCH, LEW AYRES IS GOOD AS WELL.

August 19, 2005