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The Secret of Dr. Kildare: Directed by Harold S. Bucquet. With Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, Helen Gilbert. Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a sulfa-drug/pneumonia study, Kildare refuses to assist Gillespie, and instead accepts a case of hysterical blindness.
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- Drama, Romance
- Harold S. Bucquet
- 1939-11-24
The Secret of Dr. Kildare is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first.
- Lou L. Ostrow
Young Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) presses his exhausted mentor, Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), to go on a much-needed vacation while he takes a case caring for the daughter of Wall Street...
- Drama
- Harold S. Bucquet
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Lew Ayres
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Dr. Leonard Gillespie and his assistant, Dr. James Kildare are about to undertake an important research project to develop a cure for pneumonia when Paul Messenger, a Wall Street tycoon, asks Gillespie's help in diagnosing the drastic personality change that has occurred in his daughter Nancy.
Kildare meets the girl, without her knowing that he is a doctor, to see what he can find out. Nancy suffers from severe headaches and occasional hysterical blindness. With Gillespie's guidance, Kildare realizes it's all in her mind.
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) NR 11/24/1939 (US) Drama 1h 24m. User. Score. DOCTORS KNOW THE SECRETS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN! Overview. Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation. Harold S. Bucquet. Director. Willis Goldbeck. Screenplay. Harry Ruskin. Screenplay. Max Brand. Story.
The Secret of Dr. Kildare ★★ 1939. Badly dated but worth seeing for the era's familiar faces and the difference in medical attitudes. Grumpy Dr. Gillespie (Barrymore) is terminally ill and trying to continue his research into new treatments for pneumonia.
