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The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

The People vs. Dr. Kildare poster
Original title
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young doctor performs emergency surgery on a person injured in a car crash. He then faces a lawsuit that challenges his medical decisions.

earnestcourtroom-centereddramaticmoraltensemedicalseriousfast-paced

What happens

The People vs. Dr. Kildare is a 1941 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Bonita Granville, and Laraine Day. It was part of the series of Doctor Kildare films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Kildare performs an emergency operation on a crash victim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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