Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

No. 5: The Case of the Cancelled Wedding

NR 1940 · 79 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.

Directed by Harold S. Bucquet · Written by Willis Goldbeck

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6.51937
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Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a tavern back room. Kildare pursues Janet and enlists Hanlon to help her; the gangster's solution, not surprisingly, is violent.
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A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.
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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?
The Secret of Dr. KildareThe Secret of Dr. Kildare · 1939
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Dr. Kildare's CrisisDr. Kildare's Crisis · 1940
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Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseDr. Kildare's Strange Case · 1940
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4.81940
MovieDrama
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
The People Vs. Dr. KildareThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare · 1941
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An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayDr. Kildare's Wedding Day · 1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.81941
MovieDrama
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
Dr. Kildare's VictoryDr. Kildare's Victory · 1942
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Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantDr. Gillespie's New Assistant · 1942
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The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
Calling Dr. GillespieCalling Dr. Gillespie · 1942
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In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
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Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee's help, will either one live with Gillespie's choice?
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6.71940
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Calling Dr. KildareCalling Dr. Kildare · 1939
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6.61939
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