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Dr. Kildare's Victory

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 32m
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Lew Ayres, Ann Ayars, and Jean Rogers in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop, and tries to help him out when he transports an accident victim, socialite Cynthia "Cookie" Charles, to Blair General from outside the hospital's agreed territory. When the other hospital complains, Winthrop is fired. Soon after, his girlfriend, Nurse Anabelle Kirke, is also let go when she too misapplies hospital policy. Kildare pleads their case with the hospital Board but with little luck. He then gets the well-connected Cookie, who has a thing for him, to help to sort it out.
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Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop,... Read allDr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop, and tries to help him out when he transports an accident victim, socialite Cynthia "Cooki... Read allDr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop, and tries to help him out when he transports an accident victim, socialite Cynthia "Cookie" Charles, to Blair General from outside the hospital's agreed territory. When the other ... Read all
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POPULARITY
174,114
33,858
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    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Harry Ruskin(screen play)
      • Willis Goldbeck(screen play)
      • Joseph Harrington(from a story by)
    • Stars
      • Lew Ayres
      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Ann Ayars
    Top credits
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Harry Ruskin(screen play)
      • Willis Goldbeck(screen play)
      • Joseph Harrington(from a story by)
    • Stars
      • Lew Ayres
      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Ann Ayars
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews

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    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres, Walter Kingsford, and Barry Nelson in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres and Jean Rogers in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars, and W.S. Van Dyke in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres and Jean Rogers in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Lew Ayres and Ann Ayars in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

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    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Dr. James Kildare
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Dr. Leonard Gillespie
    Ann Ayars
    Ann Ayars
    • Cynthia 'Cookie' Charles
    Robert Sterling
    Robert Sterling
    • Dr. Donald Winthrop
    Jean Rogers
    Jean Rogers
    • Annabelle Kirke
    Alma Kruger
    Alma Kruger
    • Molly Byrd
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Dr. Walter Carew
    Nell Craig
    Nell Craig
    • Nurse Parker
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Willie Brooks
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Sally
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Mike Ryan
    George Reed
    George Reed
    • Conover
    • (as George H. Reed)
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Samuel Z. Cutter
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Clifford Genet
    Gus Schilling
    Gus Schilling
    • Leo Cobb
    Stuart Crawford
    Stuart Crawford
    • Arnold Spencer
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Mr. Hubbell
    Charlotte Wynters
    Charlotte Wynters
    • Mrs. Hubbell
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Harry Ruskin(screen play)
      • Willis Goldbeck(screen play)
      • Joseph Harrington(from a story by)
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    • Trivia
      When Lew Ayres announced he was a conscientious objector to the war shortly after the film was released, hundreds of bookings were canceled because of protests. Loew's ordered that all cancellation requests be granted. When Ayres changed his status (in April 1942) to "non-combatant", many in the film industry stated that a boycott of his films would be intolerant and inconsistent with "Americanism".
    • Quotes

      Samuel Z. Cutter: The cleanest street in this town ain't half as good as the dirtiest alley in Philadelphia.

    • Connections
      Followed by Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

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    6/10
    Hospital Turf War
    Dr. Kildare's Victory marked the last of the films Lew Ayres did as the idealistic young doctor James Kildare, handpicked protégé of Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie. The series was so popular though that MGM had Barrymore continue in the Gillespie role in several more films with new young assistants in his diagnostic office.

    This time Ayres gets himself involved in a hospital turf war as another young doctor and the nurse he was with had the temerity to pick up and treat an injured victim outside the territory of Blair General Hospital. Emerson Hospital whose territory it was just doesn't like other hospitals poaching patients from their turf. So the lawyers get into the act and Dr. Robert Sterling and nurse Jean Rogers get the ax.

    That doesn't sit well with Ayres who did the surgery on the victim and saved her life. The victim was débutante Ann Ayars who is in a Paris Hilton type role. Like Paris, Ann has a great knack for working the media which comes in handy later on.

    Ayres and Ayars also may be getting something going. As fans of the series know, Dr. Kildare lost his true love nurse Mary Lamont a day before their wedding. They were a great screen team and perfectly matched in this series as Laraine Day who played Lamont shared Ayres's personal and professional vision. That would be hard to recapture.

    The Kildare series were B pictures from MGM although from the look of them they would be A products in most other studios. Dr. Kildare's Victory took them out on a relatively high note.
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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1942 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Doctor and the Debutante
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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