Underplayed Gems

Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

Calling Dr. Gillespie poster
Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Dr. Gillespie is a senior doctor working with a new assistant who is a refugee from Holland. They deal with medical cases and personal conflicts in a hospital setting.

clinicallow-stakesearnestperiodtalkymelodramaticslow-pacednostalgic

What happens

Calling Dr. Gillespie is a 1942 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed and Philip Dorn. This was a continuation of the series that had starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. Ayres, however, had declared conscientious objector status to World War II, and was taken off the film. Kildare's mentor, Dr. Gillespie, portrayed here and in earlier films by Barrymore, became the lead character. In this first Kildare-less entry, Gillespie has a new assistant, refugee Dutch surgeon Dr. John Hunter Gerniede (Philip Dorn). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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