Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

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).

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	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loews Inc.
Release date	May 8, 1943 (1943-05-08)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$340,000[1]
Box office	$782,000[1]

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

• Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
• Van Johnson as Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams
• Keye Luke as Dr. Lee Wong How
• Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd
• John Craven as Roy Todwell
• Nat Pendleton as Joe Wayman
• Margaret O'Brien as Margaret
• Donna Reed as Marcia Bradburn
• Michael Duane as Sgt. Patrick J. Orisin
• William Lundigan as Alvin F. Peterson
• Walter Kingsford as Dr. Walter Carew
• Marilyn Maxwell as Ruth Edly
• Henry O'Neill as Warden Kenneson
• Marie Blake as Sally
• Frances Rafferty as Irene

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]