Dr Kildare features a cast of veteran actors in dramatic roles. The show has many radio veterans in the dramatic roles. Ted Osborne plays Dr. Carough, chief of administration, who seems to be a thorn in the side of Dr. Kildare much of the time. Jane Webb plays Mary Lamont, who is a friend and confidant to Dr. Kildare. The fine radio actress Virginia Gregg is really a caution as the fussy, ramrod straight Nurse Parker. In fact, she's exactly 180 degrees opposite in personality from her radio role as the sultry, alluring and rich Helen Asher on Richard Diamond, Private Eye, which was also running in '49. Indeed, 1949 was a very good year for Miss Virginia Gregg, one of the great ladies of radio.
And Lionel Barrymore would be fuming that he's at the bottom of this bill. But not on Dr. Kildare--he plays Dr. Gillespie to the hilt, and offers up a continuing feast of dramatic delivery, feet firmly placed in the hallmark location of the bravura actor upstage.
Doctor Kildare radio show was one of the more popular medical drama serializations on old time radio. The story revolved around the life of James Kildare, from his struggles as an intern until he became a full-fledged doctor as well as the many intrigues and politics in the medical field. In 1949, MGM recruited Lew Ayres (Dr. Kildare) and Lionel Barrymore (Dr. Gillespie) to record the series. It was first aired on WMGM New York station from February 1, 1950 until August 3, 1951. Over the run of the series, several radio veterans starred in this old radio show. One of which was renowned actor Ted Osborne (Dr. Carough), who portrayed the hospital’s chief administrator and a constant thorn in Dr. Kildare’s side. A strong supporting cast composed of Jane Webb (Nurse Mary Lamont) and Virginia Gregg (“Nosy Parker”) to name a few helped add a sense of reality and solidness to the powerhouse program. Click here to read more about Story Of Dr Kildare, The
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Please enjoy these 60 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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02.01.1950 | angela and steven kester |
+ Program #17. MGM syndication. Kildare and Gillespie try to get Mrs. Carew to lose twenty pounds... | |
02.08.1950 | marjorie northrup |
+ Program #18. MGM syndication. A young boy named Dick Brennan admits to Kildare that he's stolen ... | |
02.15.1950 | benjamin barkley |
+ Program #19. MGM syndication. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming parlyzed, and there seems to be n... | |
02.22.1950 | rico marchianos dying wife |
+ Program #20. MGM syndication. Gordon Mallory is a construction worker who is suffering from lead... | |
03.01.1950 | vernon pendleton hypondriac |
+ Program #21. MGM syndication. A newly blinded man named Drake Simmons loses his will to live. Dr... | |
03.08.1950 | barbara lane dope addict |
+ Program #22. MGM syndication. Priscilla Babcock is a young genius with a broken arm who learns h... | |
03.15.1950 | caroline shelley |
+ Program #23. MGM syndication. Is Millicent Forbes just a "fool woman with a case of the sniffles... | |
03.22.1950 | jane dane new cancer treatment |
+ Program #24. MGM syndication. Drs. Kildare and Gillespie go on vacation, battle an epidemic, and... | |
04.12.1950 | warren jacksons allergy |
+ Program #51. MGM syndication. Oliver van Meter has an allergy. + Dr Kildare is based on the Metr... | |
04.19.1950 | terry murphys hearing problem |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
04.26.1950 | philip van courts amnesia |
+ Program #13. MGM syndication. Phillip Van Cort has disappeared. Dr. Kildare finds him at Brighto... | |
05.03.1950 | abandoned baby |
+ Program #14. MGM syndication. A baby named Jackie Mason has been abandoned in one of Blair Hospi... | |
05.10.1950 | kildares old girlfriend |
+ When Dr Kildare loses his old girlfriend on account of a heart complication following a bout of fl... | |
05.17.1950 | nurse parker resigns |
+ Program #16. MGM syndication. Nurse Parker finally has enough of Doctor Gillespie and quits. Gil... | |
05.24.1950 | dr carews fat wife |
+ Program #33. MGM syndication. A patient is brought into Blair Hospital in a diabetic coma. The p... | |
05.31.1950 | dick brennan steals five thousand dollars |
+ Program #34. MGM syndication. A pretty teenager named Marion Lewis is brought to Blair Hospital ... | |
06.01.1950 | colonel boregards paralysis |
+ Program #19. MGM syndication. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming parlyzed, and there seems to be n... | |
06.08.1950 | gordon mallorys lead poisoning |
+ Program #20. MGM syndication. Gordon Mallory is a construction worker who is suffering from lead... | |
06.15.1950 | glaucoma |
+ Dr Gillespie and Dr Kildare have diagnosed Drake Simmons with Glaucoma. If only he had come a litt... | |
06.22.1950 | pricillas broken arm |
+ Program #22. MGM syndication. Priscilla Babcock is a young genius with a broken arm who learns h... | |
06.29.1950 | dr gillespie almost gets engaged | ||
07.06.1950 | hunting trip |
+ Dr Kildare and Dr Gillespie are going on a weeks hunting trip. They have both worked hard the past... | |
07.13.1950 | dan malloys peptic ulcer |
+ Program #25. MGM syndication. Construction worker Dan Malloy has a peptic ulcer, but his main pr... | |
07.20.1950 | mrs stanfords angina pecturis |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
08.10.1950 | buffalo barnie mcclure |
+ A new patient came in about an hour ago and has caused a commotion in the hospital. Buffalo Barnie... |
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