Movie #1536 ........................."Dr. Kildare Goes Home"

Movie #1536 "Dr. Kildare Goes Home" --- another series on TCM I was watching while sick in bed, and I'm pretty sure I've seen this before, but rewatching it was fun because I was reminded of good ol' Dr. Gillespie, ( precursor of the doctor in "House" because a wizard at diagnosing ailments), and he takes on only the best, and his favorite?  the one and only Dr.. Kildare played by Lew Ayers --- I love how natural everyone is in their acting in this series --- all the nurses, and esp. Molly, the head nurse, all the janitors, security guys, restaurant owner across the street, and all the other medical clientele that fill up the cast in this wonderful series which went as long as the Andy Hardy series.  Dr. Kildare left after 9 shows because he was a conscientious objector and served some time in jail.  Meanwhile, Dr. Gillespie took on some other young doctors to work with him.  But Lew Ayers was my favorite, and here he gets to work with his future wife (on the show) Laraine Day.  BELOW gives a long summary, and it covers everything that happened and more....so I don't need to go into that, but just to say, this is a fun watch, and really sets up most of the series.  I give it 4 stars out of 5.




"DR. KILDARE GOES HOME"

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Passed | 1h 19min | Drama | 6 September 1940 (USA)

Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. Stephen Kildare, he returns to his parents home to help him with his excessive workload. Dr. Kildaire Sr. is servicing a wide area ever since the doctors in neighboring towns moved elsewhere. Noting that three doctors at Blair General are doing menial jobs because they can't start their own practices, Kildare conceives the idea of building a clinic in Parkersville to be serviced by the three doctors and financed by the townsfolk paying ten cents a week to subscribe to the service. But influential men in Parkersville provide serious opposition to the plan.

Director:

 Harold S. Bucquet

Writers:

 Harry Ruskin (screen play),  Willis Goldbeck (screen play) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

 Lew Ayres,  Lionel Barrymore,  Laraine Day