The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Starring:Lionel Atwill, Lew Ayres, Don "Red" Barry, Lionel Barrymore, Marie Blake, Nell Craig, Laraine Day, Emma Dunn, Byron Foulger, Helen Gilbert, Sara Haden, Samuel S. Hinds, Robert Kent, Walter Kingsford, Alma Kruger, Grant Mitchell, Martha O'Driscoll, Frank Orth, Nat Pendleton, George H. Reed
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Studio: Genius Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore star as Drs. Kildare and Gillespie, respectively, in these two installments from the film series peak in popularity and qualitythe previously unavailable Secret of Dr. Kildare, in which Kildare treats Dr. Gillespies cancer (1939/84 min.), and The Strange Case of Dr. Kildare, which revolves around a brain surgeon whose patients never fully recover (1940/77 min.). B&w/NR.

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SUPER WONDERFUL!!!!!!.......2007-05-09

DVD OF DR KILDARE IS WONDERFUL!!!I LOVE OLD MOVIES!!!THIS ONE IS A CLASSIC!!!!DVD HAS EXCELLENT PICTURE AND SOUND!!!

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The doctor has a secret...
A classic classic

The Secret of Dr Kildare
Starring: Lew Ayres , Lionel Barrymore , Lionel Atwill , Helen Gilbert , and Nat Pendleton
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
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Release Date: 2006-06-06

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Young Dr. Jimmy Kildare is recruited by his cancer-stricken mentor Dr. Gillespie (screen legend Lionel Barrymore) to assist in a pneumonia study. Convinced Dr. Gillespie needs more rest to get over his illness, Kildare refuses to help and instead accepts a young heiress's case of hysterical blindness. But fate has more tragic surprises ahead for Dr. Kildare as his father is diagnosed with a sudden and terminal illness.

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The doctor has a secret..........2004-04-15

In the 1930's & 40's, one of the most popular movie series was MGM's "Dr. Kildare" that starred Lew Ayres as the young intern James ("Jimmy") Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as his gruff but friendly mentor Dr. Leonard Gillespie as they encountered various patients and crises at Blair General Hospital, a New York City teaching hospital.

This film, number three in the series, is one of the best and perhaps the most representative of the entire series. Ayres and Barrymore play off each other beautifully, and they have fine support from the regular ensemble who played a major part in most of the other "Dr. Kildare" films, including Laraine Day as Nurse Mary Lamont, Alma Kruger as Head Nurse Molly Bird, Walter Kingsford as Hospital Director Dr. S.J. Carew, Nell Craig as Nurse "Nosey" Parker, Marie Blake (Jeanette MacDonald's older sister) as Sally the wisecracking switchboard operator, and Nat Pendleton as the slow-witted ambulance driver Joe Wayman.

"The Secret of Dr. Kildare" especially shows off the technique the series featured of the characters being involved in several intertwined plots. Dr. Kildare attempts to stop Dr. Gillespie from wrecking his health while working on a cure for pneumonia, and at the same time takes up the call for help of a Wall Street business magnate (Lionel Atwill) whose debutante daughter (Helen Gilbert) has begun to behave oddly and eventually develops psychosomatic blindness. While all this goes on, Dr. Kildare's parents (Emma Dunn & Samuel S. Hinds) come to New York supposedly for a friendly visit with their son, but more serious matters lie underneath.

This was Helen Gilbert's second feature film. She is unusual in Hollywood history having formerly been a cellist in the MGM studio orchestra, and even though she didn't achieve major stardom, I enjoyed her performance in this movie as Nancy Messenger.

The baby-boom generation may remember Richard Chamberlain on TV as Dr. Kildare, but for their parents as well as classic movie lovers, there will always be only one Dr. Kildare in Lew Ayres.

A classic classic.......2000-06-23

If you are a fan of classic movies this is one for your library. You have the richness of Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, and the vulnerability of Lew Ayers as Dr. Kildare. The supporting roles help illuminate the danger in putting anothers well-being before your own. There is a drama with just enough humor relief to make for enjoyable evening watching old friends.

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The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Starring: Lionel Atwill , Lew Ayres , Don "Red" Barry , Lionel Barrymore , and Marie Blake
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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