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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.04.1950	joe finleys ulcer	+ Program #50. MGM syndication. The story of Joe F + Dr Kildare is based on the Metro Goldwyn May...
03.30.1951	joan quinn	+ Program #59. MGM syndication. Dr. Gillespie tries to get Dr. Kildare interested in nurse. It’s...
03.22.1950	jane dane new cancer treatment	+ Program #24. MGM syndication. Drs. Kildare and Gillespie go on vacation, battle an epidemic, and...
07.06.1950	hunting trip	+ Dr Kildare and Dr Gillespie are going on a weeks hunting trip. They have both worked hard the past...
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...
04.06.1951	gillespies new suit for henderson award	+ Dr Gillespie has been working hard as he has been working on a paper on antibiotics and is in line...
07.20.1951	evelyn briggs	+ Program #74. MGM syndication. Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie are in the small town of Wentworth. ...
03.09.1951	edward carltons dog bite	+ Program #56. MGM syndication. Edward Carleton has been bitten by a dog. When Edward Carlton is a...
01.05.1951	eddie lazetti kidnaps nurse	+ Program #47. MGM syndication. Eddie Lazetti, a murderer being held under guard in Blair Hospital...
10.20.1950	eddie jenkins and the arsonist	+ Eddie Jenkins is brought in to hospital with burns after ...
01.12.1951	dr gillespies testimonal dinner	+ Program #48. MGM syndication. Dr. Gillespie is having a testimonial dinner held in his honor. Th...
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...
06.29.1950	dr gillespie almost gets engaged
01.19.1951	dr conlon quack	+ Program #49. MGM syndication. The story of Dr. Conlon, a quack. Mrs Braidy’s symptoms had been...
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 ...
12.29.1950	david norton has pneumonia	+ Program #46. MGM syndication. David Norton is a little boy with pneumonia who brings his feuding...
03.02.1951	david coopers burned face	+ Program #55. MGM syndication. David Cooper is brought to Blair General Hospital with a burned fa...
07.13.1950	dan malloys peptic ulcer	+ Program #25. MGM syndication. Construction worker Dan Malloy has a peptic ulcer, but his main pr...
06.01.1950	colonel boregards paralysis	+ Program #19. MGM syndication. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming parlyzed, and there seems to be n...
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 ...
03.15.1950	caroline shelley	+ Program #23. MGM syndication. Is Millicent Forbes just a "fool woman with a case of the sniffles...
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...
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...