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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 15min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,2/10
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Lew Ayres, Robert Young, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaNurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness.Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness.Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness.

  • Regia
    • Harold S. Bucquet
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Harry Ruskin
    • Willis Goldbeck
    • Max Brand
  • Star
    • Lew Ayres
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Laraine Day
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,2/10
    444
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Harold S. Bucquet
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Harry Ruskin
      • Willis Goldbeck
      • Max Brand
    • Star
      • Lew Ayres
      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Laraine Day
    • 11Recensioni degli utenti
    • 2Recensioni della critica
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    Interpreti principali31

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    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Dr. Leonard Gillespie
    Laraine Day
    Laraine Day
    • Mary Lamont
    Robert Young
    Robert Young
    • Douglas 'Doug' Lamont
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Joe Wayman
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Dr. Walter Carew
    Alma Kruger
    Alma Kruger
    • Molly Byrd
    Bobs Watson
    Bobs Watson
    • Tommy - Crippled Child
    Nell Craig
    Nell Craig
    • Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
    George Reed
    George Reed
    • Conover
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Mike Ryan - Cafe Owner
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Sally - Hospital Receptionist
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Foghorn Murphy
    • (as Horace MacMahon)
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Clifford Genet - Window Cleaner
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Ernie Alexander
    • Assistant Bed Salesman
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Mr. Stubbins - Man with Pain
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Gladys Blake
    Gladys Blake
    • Maisie - Emergency Switchboard Operator
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Tom Collins
    Tom Collins
    • Doctor
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    • Regia
      • Harold S. Bucquet
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Harry Ruskin
      • Willis Goldbeck
      • Max Brand
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    Recensioni degli utenti11

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    7utgard14

    "From Mary's letters, I expected Dr. James Kildare to be a combination of Abraham Lincoln and Flash Gordon."

    The sixth in MGM's Dr. Kildare series starring Lew Ayres has Jimmy Kildare trying to diagnose Nurse Mary Lamont's brother, which doesn't go over well with Mary or the brother. I liked this one quite a bit. Most of the negatives I've seen here and elsewhere are coming from the types of people that are triggered by older films not being sensitive to their modern feelings. No one should be watching a movie from 1940 to get an education on epilepsy. If you are, my medical diagnosis is that you need to put down the glue.

    Lew Ayres does a solid job. Laraine Day gets a lot to work with this time and makes the most of it. Robert Young is good as the brother. The best scenes, not surprisingly, involve Lionel Barrymore's Dr. Gillespie. The scene where he talks about his late brother or when he goes through old love letters and sings "Seeing Nellie Home" are fine showcases of how a talented actor like Barrymore could own a film with a few moments here and there. Last appearance in the series of Bobs Watson as Tommy, a crippled boy recovering with the help of Dr. Gillespie. This little subplot is an example of the fine continuity that helped make this series so exceptional. I have similar praise for MGM's other great series with Andy Hardy. So much to like about this one. I can't imagine a fan of the series not enjoying it. But I suppose that depends on how sensitive you are to a movie made three-quarters of a century ago having outdated medical information.
    7AlsExGal

    Possible trouble on the horizon for Dr. Kildare's upcoming wedding

    The wedding of Dr. Kildare and nurse Mary Lamont is fast approaching, and Mary's brother, Doug (Robert Young) has come for a visit. He has drawn up plans for a philanthropic concern that needs the backing of a rich person, and so he has come to New York for two reasons - to meet his future brother-in-law and also to ask Dr. Kildare to introduce him to a rich man who is indebted to Kildare. During the visit, Kildare notices that Doug seems to be hearing things followed by a period of extreme energy and confidence. For reasons that are beyond me, Kildare thinks that this behavior could amount to some dread disease and won't stop until he uncovers said dread disease. Complications ensue.

    The disease that is suspected is epilepsy, and as with most illnesses mentioned in this series, it is given an excessively bad rap. It is said it leads to insanity unless the person lives a very calm uneventful existence, it is said that the person eventually becomes an invalid, and because it is often inherited, it could mean that Mary has it too. But wait, wouldn't that mean that their parents would have it too, that it wouldn't just suddenly crop up in Doug and Mary? This is never mentioned.

    So the diagnostic/treatment portion of this film is a bit of a mess, but then I'd expect that from a film that is 85 years old. The entries on melanoma and diabetes were all wrong medically too, but they were still enjoyable films. The key to its enjoyability is the consistency of the supporting characters - Molly Bird, Nat Pendleton as lovable but strong as an ox Joe, Nell Craig as the persistently terrified Nurse Parker, and Marie Blake as Sally the hospital receptionist and switchboard operator.
    6Doylenf

    Biggest flaw: the epilepsy angle is badly handled...

    Some other crisis, rather than suspecting "epilepsy" as the cause of Robert Young's erratic behavior, would have made more sense. Having Lew Ayres decide, on some vague notion that Laraine Day's brother (Robert Young) has epilepsy and might be passing it on to her, doesn't make much sense. Then too, her hysterical fears (as a nurse) are unsubstantiated by reasons given in the script.

    I must admit that these negatives, however, do not mean that "Dr. Kildare's Crisis" is not an uninteresting film. Indeed, it's so well acted by the leads that it's apparent they were ready for headier stuff, acting-wise. Laraine Day is so impressive as Nurse Mary Lamont that it's a wonder MGM didn't build a better career for her during her studio contract. She's not only extremely attractive but does a decent job in a role that's not particularly well conceived.

    Robert Young does nicely with some starkly dramatic moments, proving that this MGM series was a good training ground for their young contract players. No surprise that better roles would lie ahead for Ayres and Young. Miss Day would have to wait until she left the studio for better assignments.

    Lionel Barrymore is his usual grumpy and sometimes obnoxious self as Dr. Gillespie, using all of his well-known mannerisms and then some.

    But for a drama dealing with medical terms and hospital life, the epilepsy angle is badly handled and factually incorrect both as to treatment and diagnosis.

    Summing up: As it is, this is formula stuff--some romance, some light moments and then some darker elements before the windup with Ayres emerging as a heroic doctor.
    8mgmstar128

    Dr. Kildare and a family secret

    Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, I have been enjoying the series, never having seen them before. The Dr. Kildare series was the precursor of shows like Medical Center, Marcus Welby, M*A*S*H*, ER, and Grey's Anatomy, and a slew of other shows I am sure as well.

    I found this series entry to be worth viewing. Another reviewer made some valid points about the weakness of some character motivations, but I still can see why Mary could react the way she does when discovering the truth, which Jimmy Kildare has kept from her.

    Robert Young turns in an excellent performance as Mary's brother, proving how versatile an actor he was. He wasn't always the boring and stable father from Father Knows Best (and later on becoming the Dr. Welby mentioned above).

    We learn a bit more about Dr. Gillespie's past; he had a brother who died. We also learn a bit more about how and why he feels special towards Molly Byrd.

    Overall, another entry worth watching and enjoying.
    5blanche-2

    Disappointing entry into the series

    Dr. K, Dr. Gillespie, and nurse Mary are all involved in "Dr. Kildare's Crisis," a 1940 "Dr. Kildare" film which stars regulars Lew Ayres as Kildare, Laraine Day as Mary, Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillepsie, Alma Kruger as the nursing supervisor. Robert Young appears as Mary's brother Doug.

    Kildare and Mary are planning their wedding when Douglas comes to visit. He has a plan to help unskilled labor become skilled, and needs the support of one of Kildare's grateful ex-patients.

    Unfortunately it's downhill from there, due to a very weak script. Kildare, without examining Mary's brother, decides he has epilepsy on the basis that Douglas sometimes seems to hear noises no one else hears.

    This makes Mary afraid to marry Kildare for fear of having him end up with a sick wife or epileptic children. She becomes hysterical and wants to return home with her brother.

    Well, this plot line is so pathetic that the New York Medical Society wrote a letter in protest about the way epilepsy is treated in the film - that it's curable, that it can be inherited, and that it can lead to insanity.

    Also, how could Mary, a trained nurse, go so crazy and insist on dumping Kildare, whom she's been chasing for years? Really preposterous behavior on the part of the characters. The audience knows them by now and it's pretty bewildering.

    The series would be over in 1942 and become the "Dr. Gillespie" series, which retained Barrymore and Alma Kruger. Lew Ayres was persona non grata for being a conscientious objector in World War II, though he did work on the front lines as a medic. MGM didn't care, they just wanted to be rid of him.

    When he returned from the war, the handsome Ayres did some of his best work, receiving an Oscar nomination for "Johnny Belinda," and continuing his career until 1994.

    Laraine Day, though MGM never seemed to know what to do with her,(happily, she was loaned out a lot) is lovely as Mary, and of course, due to her involvement with Kildare, Mary becomes a casualty in this series.

    Dr. Gillespie, starring in his own movie series, would mellow. Both the Kildare and Gillespie series were very popular. It's a shame that this film seems so out of place.

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      The Medical Society of New York wrote a letter to the PCA protesting the way epilepsy was presented in the movie. They objected to the claims that epilepsy is inherited, that it is curable and that it leads to insanity.
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      When Dr Gillispie finishes reading the note from Mary, he says "Fine girl, that Mary" and puts the note on his desk with a thump, and with the next cut, it immediately appears in Dr. Kildare's hands.
    • Citazioni

      Douglas 'Doug' Lamont: [on a prescribed treatment plan] Suppose I decide it isn't worth it?

      Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare: Well, then you face a gradual disintegration of the brain, probable insanity, and a wretched living death.

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      Followed by The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

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    • Data di uscita
      • 29 novembre 1940 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, Stati Uniti(Studio)
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Loew's
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    • Colore
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