Dr. Kildare: His first case
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dr. Kildare: His first case |
| Original title | Young Dr. Kildare |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harold S. Bucquet |
| script |
Harry Ruskin , Willis Goldbeck |
| production | Lou Ostrow |
| music | David Snell |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Elmo Veron |
| occupation | |
as well as without mentioning in the opening credits: Murray Alper , Don Barry , Barbara Bedford , Virginia Brissac , Bess Flowers , Brenda Fowler , Howard C. Hickman , Mary MacLaren , Jack Mulhall , Frank Orth , Cyril Ring , Phillip Terry , Emmett Vogan , Bobs Watson and William Worthington | |
Dr. Kildare: His first case (original title: Young Dr. Kildare ) is an American film drama in black and white from 1938. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet . Harry Ruskin and Willis Goldbeck adapted the script based on the story Young Dr. Kildare by Max Brand , which he published as a novel in 1941 . The main roles were played by Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore . Dr. Kildare: His first case is the first Dr. Kildare series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
action
Dr. James Kildare is returning to his hometown of Dartford, Connecticut after successfully completing his medical degree . The hope of his parents, Stephen and Martha Kildare, as well as his childhood friend Alice Raymond, that he would work in his father's practice, are disappointed; he will start as an intern at Blair General Hospital in New York .
The new doctors will be led by the clinic director Dr. Walter Carew and the wheelchair-sitting diagnostician Dr. Leonard Gillespie welcomes. In doing so, Dr. Gillespie the young doctors to diagnose what only Dr. Kildare dares. He comes to the conclusion that Dr. Gillespie has cancer and only one year left. The latter reacts repulsively, but he will keep an eye on the young doctor. One day, Dr. Kildare called into a bar. An apparently drunk man collapsed there. Dr. Kildare examines him briefly and realizes a medical problem, but is soon called for a more urgent emergency. So he sends the medic Joe Wayman to the hospital with the man and instructs him to provide the patient with oxygen on the way. However, Wayman ignores the instruction and the patient, a prominent politician, dies because of it. This will Dr. Kildare charged. He refrains from blaming Wayman for losing his job. The more urgent emergency turns out to be a young woman attempted suicide. Dr. Kildare finds it difficult to reanimate her. It turns out to be Barbara Chanler, the only child of millionaire Robert Chanler. After another suicide attempt, the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Lane-Porteus schizophrenia in her. Dr. Kildare doubts this diagnosis because Barbara let him know that she was acting for other reasons. He promised her to keep it to himself. Dr. Carew insists on learning what Dr. Kildare knows. When he refuses, he suspends him.
In a bar, Dr. Kildare surprised Alice, who came to New York with his parents. He indicated to her that he would soon return to Dartford. Even if he does not tell his parents, who join him, his mother notices that he is depressed and encourages him to follow his conscience. So he determines what happened to Barbara that evening. She went to a nightclub alone and drank a little too much. She was also drugged by an Albert Foster because he wanted to take advantage of her situation. When he took her into his apartment, he realized who she was and sent her back out into the street for fear of her father. When she came to there, she feared the worst and tried to kill herself. After Dr. Kildare has communicated this to Barbara Chanler and has helped to prove her sanity, she is released as cured. Dr. Kildare, on the other hand, is led by Dr. Carew, who has nothing to do with Dr. Kildare's involvement in the matter knows, resigned. Dr. Gillespie, on the other hand, suspects what happened and asks Barbara Chanler. He realizes that Dr. Kildare, who he has been looking for a long time, could become the successor and hires him as his assistant.
background
prehistory
The first film adaptation of Dr. Kildare stories by Max Brand was published in 1937 by Paramount under the title Interns Can't Take Money (German medical assistant Dr. Kilder ). The leading roles were played by Joel McCrea as Dr. Kildare and Barbara Stanwyck . But since this film was more of a crime film and the role of Dr. If Kildare looked more like a crime fighter than a doctor, the film wasn't particularly successful. So MGM was able to secure the rights to the stories relatively shortly afterwards. Max Brand agreed to help develop the characters and stories.
Occupation and technical staff
Dr. Kildare: His first case was Harold S. Bucquet 's first full-length film as a director. The atmosphere between the main actors Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore was very good from the start, also behind the camera. Therefore, MGM decided early on to continue the series. So at the end of the film a scene with the two main actors could be shown in which they played a series by Dr. Kildare films announced.
For the production design in Dr. Kildare: His first case was Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown and Edwin B. Willis responsible.
Filming
Dr. Kildare: His first case was produced between September 5th and September 28th, 1938. The film was shot in the MGM studios.
synchronization
The synchronization of Dr. Kildare: His first case was carried out in 1991 by Interopa Film GmbH in Berlin . The dialogue director was Hagen Mueller-Stahl , the dialog book came from Katrin Blass.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. James Kildare | Lew Ayres | Udo Schenk |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | Lionel Barrymore | Hans W. Hamacher |
| Alice Raymond | Lynne Carver | Eva Kryll |
| Joe Wayman | Nat Pendleton | Detlef Bierstedt |
| Barbara Chanler | Jo Ann Sayers | Petra Barthel |
| Dr. Steve Kildare | Samuel S. Hinds | Friedrich W. Building School |
| Martha Kildare | Emma Dunn | Christel Merian |
| Dr. Walter Carew | Walter Kingsford | Jürgen Thormann |
| John Hamilton | Truman Bradley | Leon Boden |
| Robert Chanler | Pierre Watkin | Gerd Holtenau |
| Mrs. Chanler | Nella Walker | Hannelore student |
| Sally Green | Marie Blake | Margot Rothweiler |
Premiere
Dr. Kildare: His first case premiered on October 14, 1938 in New York City . It was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first film to be premiered at Radio City Music Hall . The German premiere was on June 3, 1991 on the TV program of ARD .
reception
Reviews
Contemporary reviews
Contemporary critics almost consistently found praise for Dr. Kildare: His first case . Frank S. Nugent found the film very good in its review in The New York Times , a verdict that Variety endorsed while the critic of Harrison's Reports found it rather intriguing. It is particularly emphasized that the film is calm in tone and presentation and free from the clichés of most medical drama, or almost completely free from the fuss that medicine is being made and that it is not criticized, but simply researched well. In Harrison's report puts it, that the romance is minimized in the film, but what fit the story. The ending may be disappointing from a romantic point of view, but it is the only logical one.
Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore fill their roles brilliantly. Lynne Carver, Jo Anne Sayers, Samuel S. Hinds, Emma Dunn and Nat Pendleton are also praised for their achievements. In addition, the script and the direction are very good. The effects and the buildings are also praised, with reference to the low costs. John Kinloch of the California Eagle highlights the achievements of Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore.
Modern reviews
More modern sources seem reluctant to judge the film. At least the lexicon of international film is just as limited to a brief synopsis and a brief general comment as Leonard Maltin does in his book. Even with Allmovie any assessment lacks the film, and at Rotten Tomatoes there is not a single modern criticism.
Paul Mavis points out in his criticism that the Dr. Kildare: His first case as the first film in the series had to spend more time on the introduction, but it was picking up speed with the appearance of Lionel Barrymore. Barrymore always goes to the limit with his performances, but can afford it because he is always very funny. Overall, a solid start to the series. Sanderson Beck finds the film poignant and Lionel Barrymore's performance outstanding. Cinema just means: "Old-fashioned ancestor of 'ER' & Co."
Gross profit
With a production cost of $ 199,000 , Dr. Kildare: His first case made a profit of $ 367,000.
consequences
Dr. Kildare: His first case was the first in a series of 15 films, initially nine Dr. Kildare films and, after Lew Ayres left the series, another six films with Dr. Gillespie as the main character. Promising young MGM actors such as Ava Gardner , Lana Turner , Red Skelton and Donna Reed were able to show themselves in these films .
In 1949, Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore reunited in The Story of Dr. Kildare on the radio. In addition, from 1961 to 1966 the television series Dr. Kildare with Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey for 191 episodes in five seasons and in 1972 the series Young Dr. Kildare with Mark Jenkins and Gary Merrill .
The film and television historian Paul Mavis said of the Dr. Kildare films that they have developed a style or a "formula" that is also used in relatively new television series such as Emergency Room , Dr. House or Grey's Anatomy .
Web links
- Dr. Kildare: His first case in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Young Dr. Kildare at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sandra Brennan: Young Dr. Kildare (1938). In: AllMovie . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Young Dr. Kildare (1938). In: AFI Catalog. American Film Institute , accessed November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Interns Can't Take Money. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein: Interns Can't Take Money. In: Allmovie . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Margarita Landazuri: Young Dr. Kildare (1938) - Articles. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Tino Balio: MGM . Routledge, New York 2018, ISBN 978-1-138-91364-6 , pp. 160–161 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ↑ Dr. Kildare: His first case. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Dr. Kildare: His first case. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Frank S. Nugent : THE SCREEN; Metro Presents 'Young Doctor Kildare' at the Music Hall-'Touchdown Army' Opens at Criterion At the Criterion . In: The New York Times . October 28, 1938 ( online on the New York Times pages [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ↑ a b c Young Dr. Kildare . In: Variety . October 19, 1938, p. 12 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ↑ a b “Young Dr. Kildare ”with Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Lynne Carver . In: Harrison's Reports . October 22, 1938, p. 171 ( online in Archive.org [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ^ John Kinloch: Reviews . In: The California Eagle . November 23, 1938, p. 2 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ^ Leonard Maltin : Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide . Plume, New York 2015, ISBN 978-0-14-751682-4 , pp. 801 (English).
- ↑ Young Dr. Kildare at Rotten Tomatoes (English) , accessed on November 2 of 2019.
- ↑ a b Paul Mavis: Dr. Kildare Movie Collection (Warner Archive Collection). In: DVDTalk. January 23, 2014, accessed November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Sanderson Beck: Young Dr. Kildare. In: San.Beck.org. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Dr. Kildare: His first case. In: Cinema . Hubert Burda Media , accessed on November 2, 2019 .
- ^ Richard B. Armstrong, Mary Willems Armstrong: Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series . McFarland, Jefferson 2015, ISBN 978-0-7864-4572-1 , pp. 115 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 2, 2019]).
- ↑ Vincent Lobrutto: TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas . I 1950s - 1960s. Greenwood, Santa Barbara 2018, ISBN 978-1-4408-4845-2 , pp. 206 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 2, 2019]).