Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.
George Reed
- Conover, Gillespie's Attendant
- (as George H. Reed)
Horace McMahon
- J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
- (as Horace MacMahon)
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- TriviaNurse Molly Byrd tells Mary Lamont that she is 49 years old. In fact, Alma Kruger, the actress who played Ms. Byrd was 72 when the film opened.
- GoofsImmediately after surgery, several of the doctors take their masks off; this would not happen until they left the surgical room. In the 1930's it was commonplace to remove surgical masks when not in close proximity to the patient. The doctors removed their masks because the patient died.
- Quotes
Dr. Leonard Gillespie: Well, Mr. Ingersoll, good morning, and how are you feeling today?
Rufus Ingersoll: Never felt better in my life!
Dr. Leonard Gillespie: Oh ho, that's fine. That's fine... because your system's in a state of collapse. Siddown before you fall down!
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (2023)
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Good cast, goofy story
In the previous film in the series, THE SECRET OF DR. KILDARE, the good doctor is practicing well outside his area of expertise. Despite being a diagnostician, he performed like a trained psychiatrist and since it was a Hollywood movie, everything worked out in the end! Well, once again, Kildare behaves as if he's a well-trained psychiatrist AND he does very risky and dangerous work using insulin therapy--a type of therapy with dubious effectiveness.
Now the logic of this film is completely absent--but the film is still quite watchable due to the excellent acting and characters. In fact, this was a trademark of the Kildare series--excellent cast but occasionally goofy stories.
Now the logic of this film is completely absent--but the film is still quite watchable due to the excellent acting and characters. In fact, this was a trademark of the Kildare series--excellent cast but occasionally goofy stories.
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- planktonrules
- May 14, 2009
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- The Strange Case of Dr. Kildare
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) officially released in Canada in English?
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