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The Secret of Dr. Kildare is an American film first released in 1939,
directed by Harold S. Bucquet.
The film stars Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, Helen Gilbert and Nat Pendleton.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Harold S. Bucquet
- Script: Max Brand, Willis Goldbeck, Harry Ruskin
- Photo: Alfred Gilks
- Music: David Snell
- Cast: Lew Ayres (Dr. James ’Jimmy’ Kildare), Lionel Barrymore (Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie), Lionel Atwill (Paul Messenger), Helen Gilbert (Nancy Messenger), Nat Pendleton (Joe Wayman), Laraine Day (Nurse Mary Lamont), Sara Haden (Nora), Samuel S. Hinds (Dr. Stephen Kildare), Emma Dunn (Mrs. Martha Kildare), Walter Kingsford (Dr. S.J. Carew), Grant Mitchell (John Xerxes Archley), Alma Kruger (Head Nurse Molly Byrd), Robert Kent (Charles Herron), Marie Blake (Sally, Telephone Operator), Martha O’Driscoll (Mrs. Roberts), Nell Craig (Nurse ’Nosey’ Parker), George Reed (Conover), Frank Orth (Mike Sullivan), Walter Baldwin (Finch), Don ’Red’ Barry (Collins, Intern), George Chandler (Pay Orderly), Tom Collins (Dr. Joiner), Alec Craig (Telephone Repair Man), Byron Foulger (Hospital Attendant), Mitchell Lewis (Adam, Nora’s Gardener), Matt McHugh (Messenger’s Chauffeur), Emory Parnell (Policeman on Gaylor Ave.), William Tannen (Bates, Inturn), Joe Yule (Lunch Room Counterman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 84 min; B&W
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