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Actors: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Samuel S. Hunds, Laraine Day, Gene Lockhart, Nat Pendleton, Arthur O'Connell, Leona Maricle.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Doctor Kildare Goes Home (1940) |
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Soon after his appointment as assistant to Dr Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) at Blair General Hospital, Dr James Kildare (Lew Ayres), is called back to his small hometown to aid his father, Dr Stephen Kildare (Samuel S. Hinds), who is close to collapse from overwork. The townsfolk resent the young doctor's new approach to medical procedures. Sensing trouble, his mentor, Dr Gillespie, offers in-person support.
--John Reid, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Doctor Kildare Goes Home (1940) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
because he/she is
- physically ill
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- doctor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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