The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

1h 18m | Drama | TCM

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Director: Harold Bucquet

Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Bonita Granville, Alma Kruger, Red Skelton, Paul Stanton, Diana Lewis

Moments after witnessing a car crash, Dr. James Kildare (Lew Ayres) and nurse Mary Lamont (Laraine Day) must perform a risky roadside operation to save the life of a badly injured woman. When their patient ends up paralyzed, Kildare finds himself blamed for the result -- and the subject of a career-threatening malpractice suit. Kildare's mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), struggles to defend his young protégé's actions to a skeptical jury.

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