Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

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
Music by Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography Norbert Brodine
Edited by Frank E. Hull
Laurie Vejar
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
8 May 1943
Running time
89 min.
Country USA
Language English
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).

Plot summary

Dr. Gillespie is kidnapped by mentally unstable convict patient Roy Todwell (John Craven) and his gang.

One nurse dies of and 4 children successfully recover from erysipelas.

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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