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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| 05.03.1950 | abandoned baby |
+ Program #14. MGM syndication. A baby named Jackie Mason has been abandoned in one of Blair Hospi... | |
| 08.03.1951 | alice bradley amnesia victim |
+ Program #76. MGM syndication. A woman walks into Blair General Hospital, can't remember he name ... | |
| 03.16.1951 | amy dickens breaks her leg |
.+ Program #57. MGM syndication. Amy Dickens has broken her leg + Dr Kildare is based on the Metr... | |
| 02.01.1950 | angela and steven kester |
+ Program #17. MGM syndication. Kildare and Gillespie try to get Mrs. Carew to lose twenty pounds... | |
| 10.18.1950 | anthrax infection |
+. Program #52. MGM syndication. A case of anthrax has been diagnosed. | |
| 08.17.1950 | appendicitis operation at sea |
+ Program #9. MGM syndication. Carolyn Shelly is a little girl in Blair Hospital with a bad append... | |
| 12.08.1950 | arthur morgan needs brain surgery |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
| 03.08.1950 | barbara lane dope addict |
+ Program #22. MGM syndication. Priscilla Babcock is a young genius with a broken arm who learns h... | |
| 02.15.1950 | benjamin barkley |
+ Program #19. MGM syndication. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming parlyzed, and there seems to be n... | |
| 02.23.1951 | buck houston cowboy star |
+. Program #54. MGM syndication. A cowboy movie star named Buck Houston is admitted into Blair Gen... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.07.1950 | carew gets medical examiner mixed up |
+ Carew wants Dr Kikldare to show a benefactor of the hospital on a guided tour but he refuses as he... | |
| 03.15.1950 | caroline shelley |
+ Program #23. MGM syndication. Is Millicent Forbes just a "fool woman with a case of the sniffles... | |
| 03.23.1951 | cathy mortons baby |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
| 06.01.1950 | colonel boregards paralysis |
+ Program #19. MGM syndication. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming parlyzed, and there seems to be n... | |
| 07.13.1950 | dan malloys peptic ulcer |
+ Program #25. MGM syndication. Construction worker Dan Malloy has a peptic ulcer, but his main pr... | |
| 03.02.1951 | david coopers burned face |
+ Program #55. MGM syndication. David Cooper is brought to Blair General Hospital with a burned fa... | |
| 12.29.1950 | david norton has pneumonia |
+ Program #46. MGM syndication. David Norton is a little boy with pneumonia who brings his feuding... | |
| 05.31.1950 | dick brennan steals five thousand dollars |
+ Program #34. MGM syndication. A pretty teenager named Marion Lewis is brought to Blair Hospital ... | |
| 05.24.1950 | dr carews fat wife |
+ Program #33. MGM syndication. A patient is brought into Blair Hospital in a diabetic coma. The p... | |
| 01.19.1951 | dr conlon quack |
+ Program #49. MGM syndication. The story of Dr. Conlon, a quack. Mrs Braidy’s symptoms had been... | |
| 06.29.1950 | dr gillespie almost gets engaged | ||
| 05.25.1951 | dr gillespies new office |
+ Program #66. MGM syndication. Dr. Carew wants Dr. Gillespie to move into a new office. Is he ser... | |
| 01.12.1951 | dr gillespies testimonal dinner |
+ Program #48. MGM syndication. Dr. Gillespie is having a testimonial dinner held in his honor. Th... | |
| 10.20.1950 | eddie jenkins and the arsonist |
+ Eddie Jenkins is brought in to hospital with burns after ... |
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