Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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Directed byWillis Goldbeck
Written byHarry Ruskin
Martin Berkeley
Lawrence P. Bachmann
Martin Berkeley
Lawrence P. Bachmann
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Willis Goldbeck |
| Written by | Harry Ruskin Martin Berkeley Lawrence P. Bachmann |
| Starring | Van Johnson Lionel Barrymore Keye Luke Margaret O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Frank E. Hull Laurie Vejar |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loews Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $340,000[1] |
| Box office | $782,000[1] |
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Based on characters created by Max Brand. The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series (6 in all) to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) (8 in all) after Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942).
Dr. Gillespie is kidnapped by mentally unstable convict patient Roy Todwell and his gang.
One nurse dies of erysipelas, while four children successfully recover.
Cast
- Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
- Van Johnson as Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams
- Keye Luke as Dr. Lee Wong How
- Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd
- John Craven as Roy Todwell
- Nat Pendleton as Joe Wayman
- Margaret O'Brien as Margaret
- Donna Reed as Marcia Bradburn
- Michael Duane as Sgt. Patrick J. Orisin
- William Lundigan as Alvin F. Peterson
- Walter Kingsford as Dr. Walter Carew
- Marilyn Maxwell as Ruth Edly
- Henry O'Neill as Warden Kenneson
- Marie Blake as Sally
- Frances Rafferty as Irene
