Dr. Kildare: The secret
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dr. Kildare: The secret |
| Original title | The Secret of Dr. Kildare |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1939 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harold S. Bucquet |
| script |
Harry Ruskin , Willis Goldbeck |
| production | Lou Ostrow |
| music | David Snell |
| camera | Alfred Gilks |
| cut | Frank E. Hull |
| occupation | |
as well as without mention in the opening credits: Walter Baldwin , George Chandler , Tom Collins , Alec Craig , Byron Foulger , Donald Kerr , Mitchell Lewis , Emory Parnell , Lillian Rich , William Tannen and Joe Yule | |
Dr. Kildare: The Secret (Original title: The Secret of Dr. Kildare ) is an American film drama in black and white from 1939. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet . Harry Ruskin and Willis Goldbeck adapted the script based on the story The Secret of Dr. Kildare by Max Brand . The main roles were played by Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore . Dr. Kildare: The Secret is the third film by Dr. Kildare series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
action
Dr. Leonard Gillespie is researching together with his young assistant Dr. Kildare at Blair General Hospital in New York on a cure for pneumonia . Especially Dr. Gillespie, who thinks he has little time left, is driving the project forward and revising himself in the process. Since even short breaks in sleep do not help, one day it collapses and has to be treated with adrenaline . In addition, Paul Messenger, one of the richest Americans, asked Dr. Gillespie examining his daughter Nancy. In her father's opinion, she is behaving in an unusual way and refusing to see a doctor. Therefore, Dr. Kildare examine her quietly without her knowing he is a doctor. Since this takes some time and Dr. Gillespie still refuses to get enough rest, asks Dr. Kildare, encouraged by his mother, to appoint the director of the clinic, Dr. Walter Carew to assign him full-time to this case. The idea is that without him the research project would have to be interrupted for a period of time during which Dr. Gillespie could rest. Dr. Kildare's parents, Dr Stephen Kildare and his wife Martha, are visiting New York. The father, himself a doctor, believes he has a dangerous heart disease and wants to have it examined by specialists from New York. But he never told his wife or son about the problem.
Dr. Kildare explains his decision to Dr. Gillespie and the young nurse Mary Lamont opposite with the earning potential that this opens up for him. That's why the two turn away from him. But he doesn't get anywhere with Nancy Messenger either; she loves her fiancé Charles Herron, but withdraws from him. It wasn't until Dr. Kildare meets the former nurse Nora who had been caring for Nancy and her mother, he begins to make progress. Nancy's mother had died of a brain tumor. Because the doctors couldn't help her, Nora began to have doubts about the medicine and had passed this doubt on to Nancy. Nancy is now being treated by the naturopath John Archley. Nancy convinces Nancy that she also has a brain tumor. Although he knows that this is wrong, he expects a lot of money from the "cure". When Dr. Kildare learns this, he tells Nancy about it, but in return is exposed as a doctor by Archley. Even so, he can keep some influence over Nancy. When she went blind, he became her attending doctor. But he cannot find a reason for the blindness and turns to Dr. Gillespie. He has now recovered and is currently on vacation, where Dr. Kildare follows. But he is rejected.
Dr. Gillespie cancels his vacation immediately. Back at the clinic, he immediately starts a general course in which he teaches Dr. Kildare indirectly advises him to try a sham operation. This successfully implements the suggestion, since Nancy's problem is purely psychological. She went blind after Charles Herron broke off the engagement and said she would never see him again. Dr. Kildare soon becomes Dr. Gillespie called. Dr. Kildare's father examined and found that he was healthy. He also indicates that he now understands why Dr. Kildare focused on the Messenger case and said he was grateful for it. Then he speaks to Mary Lamont, who overheard the conversation. He explains to her that she has to get used to this when she is with a doctor. The research project can now be resumed.
background
The novel The Secret of Dr. Kildare was published by Max Brand in the US edition of Cosmopolitan in September 1939 .
Occupation and technical staff
Dr. Kildare: The secret is also a vehicle from Helen Gilbert, a young actress who started out in the orchestra at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . George Reed took on the role of Conover, the servant of Dr. Gillespie, which he would keep until the end of the series. In Dr. Kildare: Clinton Rosemond was suspected of having this role.
For the production design in Dr. Kildare: The secret was Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis responsible.
Filming
The production of Dr. Kildare: The mystery began on September 19, 1939. The film was shot in MGM studios. The scenes on vacation Dr. Gillespies were shot in San Pedro .
synchronization
The synchronization of Dr. Kildare: The secret was carried out in 1991 by Interopa Film GmbH in Berlin . The dialogue direction was by Hagen Mueller-Stahl , who also wrote the dialogue book.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. James Kildare | Lew Ayres | Udo Schenk |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | Lionel Barrymore | Hans W. Hamacher |
| Mary Lamont | Laraine Day | Ulrike Möckel |
| Paul Messenger | Lionel Atwill | Joachim Nottke |
| Nancy Messenger | Helen Gilbert | Sabine Jaeger |
| Joe Wayman | Nat Pendleton | Detlef Bierstedt |
| Nora | Sara Haden | Hannelore Minkus |
| Dr. Steve Kildare | Samuel S. Hinds | Friedrich W. Building School |
| Martha Kildare | Emma Dunn | Christel Merian |
| Dr. Walter Carew | Walter Kingsford | Jürgen Thormann |
| John Archley | Grant Mitchell | Andreas Hanft |
Premiere
Dr. Kildare: The Secret premiered on November 24, 1939 and was awarded by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The German premiere was on July 1, 1991 on the ARD television program .
reception
Censorship issue
The film censors objected to a scene in which an expectant mother expressed her fear of the dangers of childbirth in a conversation with Dr. Gillespie comments. He replies that it used to be a problem. But modern medicine has that under control, so it doesn't have to worry. Joseph Breen's criticism was that the danger of pregnancy was exaggerated.
Reviews
Contemporary reviews
Contemporary reviews saw the film very positively. The Box Office Digest critic found Dr. Kildare: The Secret is the best film in the series. The authors would have solved the problems with the evolving series satisfactorily. Harold S. Bucquet succeeds in confirming his excellent performance as a director. Even Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore were as brilliant as ever. The supporting actors are also very good, with Helen Gilbert and Lionel Atwill being highlighted. The reviews in Harrison's Reports find the film to be just as compelling, well played and skillfully produced as the first two parts. The Variety critic found the story interesting and said the film would make the series even more popular. He also praises the performance of director Harold S. Bucquet and that of the actors, in whom Lew Ayres and especially Lionel Barrmore stand out. In addition, Helen Gilbert and especially Laraine Day are praised.
Modern reviews
The modern reviews, however, are much more cautious. Sanderson Beck said the film showed humanitarian zeal with humor and understanding, and Leonard Maltin saw a clean episode and gave the film 2.5 stars out of four. Paul Mavis saw a step back in the series. One of the reasons he cited was that the film was playing too much outside of the hospital that Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie too often without seeing each other. He also says that not much makes sense in the film. He likes the humor that arises from the interactions of Lionel Barrymore with Alma Krüger and with George Reed. He finds Helen Gilbert, on the other hand, stiff and distant. Stuart Galbraith IV thought the cast was very good and enjoyed watching them play. Otherwise he only found negative things to say. The film is too long, incredibly static, and there is no visual flair to be seen anywhere. Harold S. Bucquet appears to have made a film from around 1929, and Lionel Barrymore's skills are also wasted. In addition, the film is completely out of date, both dramatically and scientifically. The editorial team at Cinema saw it that way too. Their conclusion is: "Therapy advice: a fresh cell cure".
In his biography of Lew Ayres, Lesley L. Coffin, Dr. Kildare: The Secret is a remarkable film within the series for two reasons. First, the series now focuses so far on the romantic relationship between Dr. Kildare and Mary Lamont that no corresponding women's roles were introduced. The relationship between Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie has evolved. A more professional attitude has now developed between the two, which is also based on sympathy. This would make this and the later films more memorable than the first two.
status
Dr. Kildare: The secret is in the US in the public domain .
Web links
- Dr. Kildare: The secret in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evelyn Herzog: Young Detective Kildare . In: Guy M. Townsend (Ed.): The Mystery Fancier . tape 7 , no. 2 . Wildside Press, 1983, ISBN 978-1-4344-0637-8 , ISSN 0146-3160 , pp. 9 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 1, 2019]).
- ↑ The Secret of Dr. Kildare. In: TV Guide . Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939). In: AFI Catalog. American Film Institute , accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Dr. Kildare: The secret. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Dr. Kildare: The secret. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ David A. Kirby: Regulating cinematic stories about reproduction: pregnancy, childbirth, abortion and movie censorship in the US, 1930-1958 . In: The British Journal for the History of Science . tape 50 , September 2017, p. 460 , doi : 10.1017 / S0007087417000814 (English, for example open PDF).
- ↑ 'Secret of Dr. Kildare 'tops in MGM Series . In: Box Office Digest . November 22, 1939, p. 10 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed December 1, 2019]).
- ↑ “The Secret of Dr. Kildare ”with Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day . In: Harrison's Reports . December 2, 1939, p. 190 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed December 1, 2019]).
- ^ Secret of Dr. Kildare . In: Variety . November 22, 1939, p. 14 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed December 1, 2019]).
- ↑ Sanderson Beck: The Secret of Dr. Kildare. In: San.Beck.org. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ Leonard Maltin : Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide . Plume, New York 2015, ISBN 978-0-14-751682-4 , pp. 606 (English).
- ^ Paul Mavis: Dr. Kildare Movie Collection (Warner Archive Collection). In: DVDTalk. January 23, 2014, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ A b Stuart Galbraith IV: The Secret of Dr Kildare. In: DVDTalk. June 22, 2006, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Dr. Kildare: The secret. In: Cinema . Hubert Burda Media , accessed on December 1, 2019 .
- ^ Lesley L. Coffin: Lew Ayres: Hollywood's Conscientious Objector . University Press of Mississippi, Jackson 2012, ISBN 978-1-61703-637-8 , pp. 85 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 1, 2019]).