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.
Acting
Lionel Barrymore steals every scene from his wheelchair.
Production
MGM's glossy hospital sets look suspiciously like luxury hotels.
Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lew Ayres
Dr. James Kildare
Lynne Carver
Alice Raymond
Nat Pendleton
Joe Wayman
Jo Ann Sayers
Barbara Chanler
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Martha Kildare
Walter Kingsford
Dr. P. Walter Carew
Truman Bradley
Jack Hamilton
Monty Woolley
Dr. Lane-Porteus
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Robert Chanler
Nella Walker
Mrs. Chanler
Murray Alper
Blue Swan Waiter (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry
Dr. Collins (uncredited)
Granville Bates
Harry Cook (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched a nine-film franchise and made Lew Ayres a reluctant medical icon; he later became a real-life conscientious objector and army medic.
Barrymore's wheelchair wasn't just character choice—he'd broken his hip twice and MGM built sets around his mobility needs.
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