James Kildare ( Lew Ayres) returns to his small home town, where his proud parents Stephen ( Samuel S. Plot Īfter graduating from medical school, Dr. Kildare, MGM went on to make a total of nine Kildare films, plus an additional six films centering on Gillespie after Kildare had been phased out. Reed), ambulance attendant Joe Wayman ( Nat Pendleton), switchboard operator Sally ( Marie Blake), and Mike Ryan ( Frank Orth), proprietor of Sullivan's Hospital Cafe.įollowing the success of Young Dr. Carew ( Walter Kingsford), nurses Molly Byrd ( Alma Kruger) and Nosey Parker ( Nell Craig), orderly Conover ( George H. Young Doctor Kildare introduced the regulars working at Blair, including hospital administrator Dr. After Internes Can't Take Money failed to meet Paramount's commercial expectations, MGM acquired the rights and worked with Faust to revise the character and storyline for greater viewer appeal, including the addition of Gillespie. The first Kildare film, Internes Can't Take Money (1937), was made by Paramount, featured Joel McCrea in the title role, and was based on an earlier Faust character and story that did not include the crusty Gillespie. Kildare' character, but the first made by MGM, the first starring Ayres, and the first film appearance of the Dr. It is the second of a total of ten films featuring the ' Dr. The film was based on a story and characters created by author Frederick Schiller Faust, writing as Max Brand.

Leonard Gillespie (played by Lionel Barrymore).

James Kildare, an idealistic, freshly graduated medical intern, who benefits greatly from the wise counsel of his experienced mentor, Dr. Kildare is a 1938 American drama film directed by Harold S.

We who are young 1940