Exclusive“Young Dr. Kildare” (1938): First Medical Drama

Medical dramas are the subject of many popular series. Long before fans eagerly followed the adventures of doctors, nurses, and their patients on television, Dr. Kildare delighted audiences. Before being a 1960s television series starring Richard Chamberlain, the Dr. Kildare series was one of Hollywood’s most successful film franchises. This MGM series starred Lew Ayres as a courageous young intern at a big New York City hospital and veteran stage and screen actor Lionel Barrymore as his wheelchair-bound mentor, Leonard Gillespie. The series included eight feature films, released between 1938 and 1942. It all started with “Young Dr. Kildare” (1938), when Jimmie Kildare first goes to the big city, meets diagnostician Gillespie, and must decide between being a country doctor like his father and staying in New York. This thrilling drama is a perfect introduction to this series and the whole genre of classic films for anyone who appreciates medical fiction.
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