The Dr. Kildare movies in order
There are 16 Dr. Kildare films, about 22.3 hours in total. The first was released in 1937, the latest in 1947. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
- 1
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
16 Apr 1937 · 78 min
Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a tavern back room. Kildare pursues Janet and enlists Hanlon to help her; the gangster's solution, not surprisingly, is violent.
- 2
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
14 Oct 1938 · 82 min
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.
- 3
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
28 Apr 1939 · 86 min
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old D
- 4
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
24 Nov 1939 · 84 min
Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
- 5
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
12 Apr 1940 · 77 min
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
- 6
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
6 Sep 1940 · 79 min
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
- 7
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
29 Nov 1940 · 75 min
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
- 8
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
2 May 1941 · 78 min
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
- 9
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
22 Aug 1941 · 83 min
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
- 10
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
4 Feb 1942 · 92 min
Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
- 11
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
1 Aug 1942 · 89 min
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
- 12
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
1 Nov 1942 · 87 min
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
- 13
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
8 May 1943 · 89 min
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
- 14
3 Men in White (1944)
25 May 1944 · 85 min
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee's help, will either one live with Gillespie's choice?
- 15
Between Two Women (1945)
28 Mar 1945 · 83 min
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
- 16
Dark Delusion (1947)
24 Jun 1947 · 90 min
Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay. Soon he's drawing up plans to marry the girl and setting up private practice in a smaller town.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.