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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| 04.13.1951 | yukon joes gold mine |
+ Program #61. MGM syndication. Nurse Parker is acted strangely. "Yukon Joe" Moran has a bad ankle... | |
| 04.12.1950 | warren jacksons allergy |
+ Program #51. MGM syndication. Oliver van Meter has an allergy. + Dr Kildare is based on the Metr... | |
| 03.01.1950 | vernon pendleton hypondriac |
+ Program #21. MGM syndication. A newly blinded man named Drake Simmons loses his will to live. Dr... | |
| 07.13.1951 | valerie and walter benton murder |
+ Program #71. MGM syndication. Walter Benton has fallen from the 7th story of the hospital. Did h... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 09.21.1950 | sam lubinski has spinal paralysis |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
| 07.27.1951 | robert lane intern shirks duties |
+ Program #75. MGM syndication. Dr. Robert Lane, an intern at the hospital, is not on duty when he... | |
| 02.22.1950 | rico marchianos dying wife |
+ Program #20. MGM syndication. Gordon Mallory is a construction worker who is suffering from lead... | |
| 06.22.1950 | pricillas broken arm |
+ Program #22. MGM syndication. Priscilla Babcock is a young genius with a broken arm who learns h... | |
| 04.26.1950 | philip van courts amnesia |
+ Program #13. MGM syndication. Phillip Van Cort has disappeared. Dr. Kildare finds him at Brighto... | |
| 02.16.1951 | pete cosloff is mentally ill |
+ Program #53. MGM syndication. The case of Pete Cosloff, who is mentally ill. | |
| 06.15.1951 | pedro maria and rosie |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
| 06.22.1951 | paul bailey |
+ Program #70. MGM syndication. Dr. Paul Bailey has been failing his duties as an intern. Has he b... | |
| 10.11.1950 | oliver van meters allergy |
+ Program #51. MGM syndication. Oliver van Meter has an allergy. Dr Kildare solves the case of Ol... | |
| 05.17.1950 | nurse parker resigns |
+ Program #16. MGM syndication. Nurse Parker finally has enough of Doctor Gillespie and quits. Gil... | |
| 05.18.1951 | mysterious hemophilia patient |
+ Program #65. MGM syndication. A mysterious patient is hospitalized with hemophilia. Who is he? D... | |
| 09.28.1950 | mumpkins first baby |
+ Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer films. It is set in Blair General Hospital, one of ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 11.24.1950 | mr kramer parker needs a hobby |
+ Program #42. MGM syndication. Mr. Kramer seems to have chronic enteritis. Nurse Parker takes up... | |
| 11.17.1950 | mr bradleys heart |
+ Last night Mr Bradley arrived on a plane from Mexico City, went straight in to a six hour conferen... | |
| 02.08.1950 | marjorie northrup |
+ Program #18. MGM syndication. A young boy named Dick Brennan admits to Kildare that he's stolen ... | |
| 09.14.1950 | marion lewis teen age alcholic |
+ Program #34. MGM syndication. A pretty teenager named Marion Lewis is brought to Blair Hospital ... | |
| 10.27.1950 | ling co fruses leg surgery | ||
| 12.01.1950 | lady dunabees annual visit |
+ Program #43. MGM syndication. Hypochondriacal Lady Donabee checks into Blair and starts bossing ... | |
| 05.10.1950 | kildares old girlfriend |
+ When Dr Kildare loses his old girlfriend on account of a heart complication following a bout of fl... |
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