Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

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Calling Dr. Kildare

"The Great M-G-M series!"

1939

1h 26m

6.1(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

41 members

Acting

Lew Ayres

Dr. James Kildare

Lew Ayres

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Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Lionel Barrymore

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Laraine Day

Nurse Mary Lamont

Laraine Day

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Nat Pendleton

Joe Wayman

Nat Pendleton

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Lana Turner

Rosalie Lewett

Lana Turner

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Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Stephen Kildare

Samuel S. Hinds

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Lynne Carver

Alice Raymond

Lynne Carver

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Emma Dunn

Mrs. Martha Kildare

Emma Dunn

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Walter Kingsford

Dr. Walter Carew

Walter Kingsford

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Alma Kruger

Molly Byrd

Alma Kruger

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Harlan Briggs

James Galt

Harlan Briggs

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Henry Hunter

Harry Galt

Henry Hunter

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Marie Blake

Sally

Marie Blake

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Phillip Terry

Bates

Phillip Terry

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Roger Converse

Joiner

Roger Converse

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Don 'Red' Barry

Collins

Don 'Red' Barry

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Reed Hadley

Tom Crandell

Reed Hadley

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Nell Craig

Nurse "Nosey" Parker

Nell Craig

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George Offerman, Jr.

Nick

George Offerman, Jr.

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Clinton Rosemond

Conover

Clinton Rosemond

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Johnny Walsh

'Red'

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Dorothy Adams

Jenny's Mother (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

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Barbara Bedford

Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

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Margaret Bert

Mrs. Benson - Tommy's Mother (uncredited)

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George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Chandler

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Cliff Clark

Detective Flaherty (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

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Elspeth Dudgeon

Old Lady in Hall (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

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George Guhl

Policeman in Nick's Hospital Room (uncredited)

George Guhl

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Robert Homans

Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)

Robert Homans

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Horace McMahon

Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

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George Noisom

Special Delivery Boy (uncredited)

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Frank Orth

Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Frank Orth

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George Ovey

Man Telling Hickman to Put His Hat On (uncredited)

George Ovey

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Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Thatcher (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle

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George H. Reed

Black Man with Stomach Trouble (uncredited)

George H. Reed

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Matty Roubert

Newsboy (uncredited)

Matty Roubert

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Harry Seymour

Man in Galt's Office (uncredited)

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Amzie Strickland

Patient (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

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Ann E. Todd

Jenny (uncredited)

Ann E. Todd

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Dorothy Vaughan

Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Acting

Bobs Watson

Tommy Benson (uncredited)

Bobs Watson

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