Calling Dr. Gillespie

Name: Calling Dr. Gillespie
Genre: Drama
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Philip Dorn, Donna Reed, Phil Brown, Nat Pendleton

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1942

1h 24m

Drama

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Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) and his new protégé, Dr. John Gerniede (Philip Dorn), must treat Roy Todwell (Phil Brown), an unstable young man brought in for an evaluation after attacking his fiancée's gentle cocker spaniel. Gillespie and Gerniede deem Todwell mentally ill and suggest committing him to an asylum. But Todwell's parents refuse to comply, and his condition deteriorates. When the hospital becomes the site of a rash of brutal killings, Gillespie and Gerniede investigate.

J.W. Stepp

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That Tommy Dorsey knows well the tastes of his followers need hardly be mentioned at this time or any other.

Jun 24, 2020

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Steve D

Strange new tone but it works for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Harold S. Bucquet

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Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Philip Dorn

Dr. John Hunter Gerniede

Donna Reed

Marcia Bradburn

Phil Brown

Roy Todwell

Nat Pendleton

Joe Wayman

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Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Screenwriter: Willis Goldbeck, Harry Ruskin
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 24m

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