| Calling Dr. Gillespie | |
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| Directed by | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Written by | Max Brand Willis Goldbeck Kubec Glasmon Lawrence P. Bachmann |
| Screenplay by | Willis Goldbeck Harry Ruskin |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Philip Dorn Donna Reed |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $416,000[1] |
| Box office | $642,000[1] |
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.[2] In this first Kildare-less entry, Gillespie has a new assistant, refugee Dutch surgeon Dr. John Hunter Gerniede (Philip Dorn).
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Lionel Barrymore Has Title Role in 'Calling Dr. Gillespie,' of the Dr. Kildare Series, at Loew' s Criterion Theatre". The New York Times. July 9, 1942.