Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Harold S. Bucquet

Writers:

Harry Ruskin (screenplay) and
Willis Goldbeck (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 September 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor...

Plot Keywords:

Engagement | Orderly | Self Sacrifice | Disease | Overwork

Cast

Lew Ayres	...	Dr. James Kildare
Lionel Barrymore	...	Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Laraine Day	...	Mary Lamont
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Dr. Stephen Kildare
Gene Lockhart	...	George Winslow
John Shelton	...	Dr. Davidson
Nat Pendleton	...	Joe Wayman
Emma Dunn	...	Mrs. Martha Kildare
Alma Kruger	...	Molly Byrd
Walter Kingsford	...	Dr. Walter Carew
Nell Craig	...	Nurse Parker
Cliff Danielson	...	Dr. Jordan
Henry Wadsworth	...	Dr. Collins
Tom Collins	...	Dr. Joiner
George Reed	...	Conover (as George H. Reed)
Donald Briggs	...	Mr. Brownlee
Leona Maricle	...	Mrs. Brownlee
Archie Twitchell	...	Dr. Bates
Marie Blake	...	Sally
Charles Trowbridge	...	Judge Atkinson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Acuff	...	Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
Erville Alderson	...	Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Mr. Cobb - a Farmer (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford	...	Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Carr	...	Dr. Marsh (uncredited)
Mary Cecil	...	Mrs. Deering (uncredited)
George Chandler	...	Parkersville Counterman (uncredited)
Ken Christy	...	Dickson - City Council Member (uncredited)
Jane Drummond	...	Nurse Probationer (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn	...	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Bob Ingersoll	...	Carpenter Adding Sign on Door (uncredited)
Claire McDowell	...	Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
Horace McMahon	...	Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
Arthur O'Connell	...	New Interne (uncredited)
Frank Orth	...	Mike Ryan (uncredited)
Milton Parsons	...	Parkersville Crazy Man (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson	...	Mother of Baby (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor	...	Dr. Coldridge (uncredited)
Kay Vallon	...	Nurse Shaw (uncredited)

Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet

Writing credits
Harry Ruskin		(screenplay) and
Willis Goldbeck		(screenplay)
Max Brand		(story) and
Willis Goldbeck		(story)

Original Music by
David Snell

Cinematography by
Harold Rosson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Howard O'Neill

Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis

Production Management
Jerry Bresler	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandy Roth	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Walter Strohm	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Eddie Imazu	....	associate art director

Sound Department
Douglas Shearer	....	recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree	....	wardrobe

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Loew's (as Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

• Loew's (1940) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Mary MacLaren is in studio records/casting call lists for the role of "Crying Woman," but she did not appear or was not identifiable in the movie.

Movie Connections:

References Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Dr. Kildare graduates from being an intern into a staff doctor

I too enjoyed this entry into the world of neophyte doctor, Dr. Kildare.

It's nice to see his parents once again, as in several of the earlier films, playing such important roles in his life. Both his parents are fine, but his mother is simply adorable.

I was also surprised at Dr. Marsh's depiction. A "colored" man (the terminology of the time) who happens to be an amazing doctor and one who speaks standard English. I would imagine this scene was often cut in the South since it doesn't directly impact the main plot, but it was fascinating to see.

A nice addition to the Dr. Kildare series.