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      The Secret of Dr. Kildare

      1939 1h 24m Drama List
      Reviews 9% 50+ Ratings Audience Score 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 tycoon Paul Messenger (Lionel Atwill). Kildare pretends to be a friend of the family to examine Nancy (Helen Gilbert) and learns she has blinding headaches. After the housekeeper confides that she has told Nancy she has a tumor like the one that killed her mother, Kildare struggles to make a proper diagnosis. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D It is fine but the series is becoming repetitive. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review StephenPaul C The worst 01 hour: and 24 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/23 Full Review Audience Member An okay movie. I was a bit annoyed that Dr. Kildare didn't really have any kind of deep dark secret, or any secrets at all, really. I did enjoy the movie, though, it was charming and dramatic. Of course, I knew what was wrong with Dr. Kildare's patient two scenes before he did, so he seemed like an idiot, as did some of the other characters sometimes. This movie started out trying to be a dark dramatic adventure, but ended up a sweet happy family friendly drama instead. It's interesting, but disappointing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member THE DR. KILDARE MOVIES ARE YET ANOTHER ENJOYABLE FILM SERIES. THIS ONE IS PRETTY AVERAGE FOR THE SERIES, BUT STILL QUITE GOOD. LIONEL BARRYMORE IS ALWAYS GOOD TO WATCH, LEW AYRES IS GOOD AS WELL. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's all pretty silly, but the actors project just the right tone, avoiding life-or-death hysterics and keeping a sly edge. Jun 9, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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 tycoon Paul Messenger (Lionel Atwill). Kildare pretends to be a friend of the family to examine Nancy (Helen Gilbert) and learns she has blinding headaches. After the housekeeper confides that she has told Nancy she has a tumor like the one that killed her mother, Kildare struggles to make a proper diagnosis.
      Director
      Harold S. Bucquet
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 12, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 24m
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