Dr. Kildare - Auf Messers Schneide (1940)
An das Blair General Hospital in New York ist mit Dr. Gregory Lane ein talentierter und reicher Arzt gekommen, der sich auf Operationen am Gehirn spezialisiert hat. Dr. Leonard Gillespie und sein Assistent Dr. James Kildare verweisen einen Patienten an ihn; sie halten die Operation für gefährlich, aber auch unumgänglich. Auch der Patient besteht auf der Operation, da er ansonsten erblinden würde. Auch die Krankenschwester Mary Lamont, die Geliebte von Dr. Kildare, ist an der Operation beteiligt, die weitgehend wie geplant verläuft. Trotzdem stirbt der Patient...
Der Regisseur:
Harold S. Bucquet
Die Autor:
Harry Ruskin, Willis Goldbeck.
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Lew Ayres as James Kildare |
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Lionel Barrymore as Leonard Gillespie |
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Laraine Day as Mary Lamont |
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Shepperd Strudwick as Gregory Lane |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Stephen Kildare |
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Emma Dunn as Martha Kildare |
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Nat Pendleton as Wayman |
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Walter Kingsford as SJ Carew |
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Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd |
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John Eldredge as Henry Adams |
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Nell Craig as Nosey |
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Marie Blake as Sally |
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Charles Waldron as Egghead' Squires |
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George Lessey as Rufus Ingersoll |
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Tom Collins as Joiner |
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George H. Reed as Conover |
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Paul Porcasi as Antonio |
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Horace McMahon as Fog Horn |
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Frank Orth as Mike |
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Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Cray |
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Fay Helm as Mrs. Adams |
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William Bailey as Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited) |
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Stephen Chase as Ambulance Intern (uncredited) |
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Donald Douglas as Mr. Grayson (uncredited) |
| Writing | Harry Ruskin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Max Brand | Story |
| Writing | Willis Goldbeck | Story |
| Directing | Harold S. Bucquet | Director |
| Writing | Willis Goldbeck | Screenplay |
| Editing | Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Snell | Music |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
