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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

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Headstrong doctor James Kildare (Lew Ayres) and his fiancée, Mary Lamont (Laraine Day), are visited by Mary's brother, Douglas (Robert Young), shortly before their wedding. Douglas, in town for a meeting with a wealthy philanthropist to fund his education project, begins exhibiting bizarre symptoms that Kildare diagnoses as severe epilepsy. Mary's concern for her beloved brother causes her to question whether she should marry Kildare or devote herself to Douglas' care.
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Steve D A bit slower than most but once it gets going it is solid. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Audience Member Solid entry in the sudsy series. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member the real crisis is this B movie series is runnin out of steam Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member good B movie fare-great cast Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Harold S. Bucquet

Director

Lew Ayres

Dr. James "Jimmy" Kildare

Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Robert Young

Douglas "Doug" Lamont

Laraine Day

Mary Lamont

Emma Dunn

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Synopsis Headstrong doctor James Kildare (Lew Ayres) and his fiancée, Mary Lamont (Laraine Day), are visited by Mary's brother, Douglas (Robert Young), shortly before their wedding. Douglas, in town for a meeting with a wealthy philanthropist to fund his education project, begins exhibiting bizarre symptoms that Kildare diagnoses as severe epilepsy. Mary's concern for her beloved brother causes her to question whether she should marry Kildare or devote herself to Douglas' care.
Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Screenwriter
Harry Ruskin, Willis Goldbeck
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 15m
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