Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Directed by Willis Goldbeck
Written by Harry Ruskin
Martin Berkeley
Lawrence P. Bachmann
Starring Van Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
Keye Luke
Margaret O'Brien
Cinematography Norbert Brodine
Edited by Frank E. Hull
Laurie Vejar
Music by Daniele Amfitheatrof
Production
company
Distributed by Loews Inc.
Release date
  • May 8, 1943 (1943-05-08)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$340,000 [1]
Box office$782,000 [1]

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Based on characters created by Max Brand. The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series (6 in all) to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) (8 in all) after Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942).

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Plot

Dr. Gillespie is kidnapped by mentally unstable convict patient Roy Todwell and his gang.

One nurse dies of erysipelas, while four children successfully recover.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the movie earned $510,000 in the US and Canada and $272,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $179,000. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.