Dr. Kildare (Unaired Pilot) (1960)
27m
Running Time
January 1, 1960
Release Date

Dr. Kildare (Unaired Pilot) (1960)
27m
Running Time
January 1, 1960
Release Date
Plot.
This extra on the Dr. Kildare movie series DVDs was originally an unaired pilot in which an older and more experienced Kildare has assumed the role of mentor after the ing of Dr. Gillespie. Kildare and his intern, Dr. Grayson, have a patient needing brain surgery after a head injury but his wife doesn't want to consent. Meanwhile, a young nurse trainee gets emotionally involved, making her wonder if she will be effective as a nurse. When the patient finally consents to surgery, the anesthesiologist informs the doctors of complications, leading Kildare to a diagnosis of beryllium poisoning. Meanwhile, Kildare's intern is wanting to leave Blair and start what appears to be a lucrative practice. Kildare, in an effort to keep the intern at Blair, intervenes to get another departing intern the job. The surgery is a success, with both the intern and the nurse having learned something about themselves from the experience.
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Cast & Crew.

Lew Ayres
Dr. Kildare

Joseph Cronin
Dr. Grayson

Irene Tedrow
Fern Davis

Maggie Pierce
Linda Blaine

Michael Forest
Mr. Delaney

Eileen Ryan
Mrs. Delaney

John Newland
Director

Robert Pirosh
Writer

Collier Young
Producer

Alexander Courage
Music

Dale Deverman
Director of Photography

Henry Berman
Editor

George W. Davis
Art Direction

William Ferrari
Art Direction

Henry Grace
Set Decoration
