Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940

1h 17m

4.6(14 votes)

Drama

Overview

Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.

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24 members

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Lew Ayres

Dr. James Kildare

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Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

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Laraine Day

Nurse Mary Lamont

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Shepperd Strudwick

Dr. Gregory 'Greg' Lane

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Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Stephen Kildare

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Emma Dunn

Mrs. Martha Kildare

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Nat Pendleton

Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver

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Walter Kingsford

Dr. S.J. 'Walter' Carew, Hospital Administrator

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Alma Kruger

Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses

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John Eldredge

Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient

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Nell Craig

Nurse 'Nosey' Parker

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Marie Blake

Sally, Hospital Switchboard Operator

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Charles Waldron

Dr. 'Egghead' Squires, Messinger Inst.

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George Lessey

Rufus Ingersoll

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Tom Collins

Dr. Joiner

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George H. Reed

Conover, Gillespie's Attendant

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Paul Porcasi

Antonio 'Tony', the Hospital Chef

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Horace McMahon

J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy

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Frank Orth

Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe

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Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Julia Cray, Skin Alergy Patient

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Fay Helm

Mrs. Henry Adams

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William Bailey

Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)

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Stephen Chase

Ambulance Interne (uncredited)

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Donald Douglas

Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)

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