Theater of the Mind
The Story of Dr. Kildare
59 episodes · 1949–1951 · Syndicated · Drama
Play The Story of Dr. Kildare on Radio Days
Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore brought their film roles to radio as young Dr. Kildare and his gruff mentor, Dr. Gillespie, at Blair General Hospital. MGM made the series for syndication in 1949-51; patients, interns and Nurse Parker supply the weekly crises.
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Episodes
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19499 episodes
- Angela and Steven Kester
A famous concert pianist, Angela Kester, loses her mind and faces a frontal lobotomy. Each show opens with Lew Ayres reciting the Hippocratic oath. - Marjorie Northrup
Marjorie Northrup loses a leg and turns bitter against life. - Rico Marziano's Dying Wife
Street violinist Rico Marziano's wife is dying of cancer. - Vernon Pendleton, Hypochondriac
Vernon Pendleton, a hospital board member and a hypochondriac, torments Dr. Gillespie. - Barbara Lane
Barbara Lane seems to have overdosed on sleeping pills, but she took only one; she's an addict who has been breaking into the morphine supply. - Carolyn Shelly
Little Carolyn Shelly needs an emergency appendectomy, and her parents have separated. - Janet Dane's New Cancer Treatment
Janet Dane is to get Blair Hospital's first experimental Betatron cancer treatment, but the test on two guinea pigs kills them. - Warren Jackson
Newlywed Warren Jackson has tried to kill himself and won't see his wife, and Dr. Gillespie comes down with the mumps. - Terry Murphy
Kildare and Gillespie try to help young Terry Murphy, caught trying to steal a pistol and then accused of stealing a scalpel.
195042 episodes
- Phillip Van Cort's Amnesia
Phillip Van Cort disappears and turns up at Brighton Beach with amnesia. - Abandoned Baby
A baby is found abandoned in a hospital ambulance. Jack Webb plays a cynical police lieutenant. - Kildare's Old Girlfriend
Kildare's old girlfriend Janet is in town, and he actually goes out on a date. - Nurse Parker Resigns
Nurse Parker finally has enough of Dr. Gillespie and quits, and he's glad to see her go. - Dr. Carew's Wife Goes on a Diet
Kildare and Gillespie try to get Mrs. Carew to lose twenty pounds. - Dick Brennan: $5,000 or $50,000?
Young Dick Brennan admits stealing $5,000, but the owners say it was $50,000. - Colonel Beauregard's Paralysis
A Kentucky colonel is becoming paralyzed for no known reason. - Gordon Mallory's Lead Poisoning
A construction worker has lead poisoning, then a second worker shows the same symptoms. - Glaucoma
A newly blinded man loses the will to live. - Priscilla's Broken Arm
Priscilla Babcock, a young genius with a broken arm, learns to be human and falls for Kildare. - Dr. Gillespie Almost Gets Engaged
Is Millicent Forbes just a foolish woman with the sniffles? Romance comes to Dr. Gillespie. - Hunting Trip
On vacation, Kildare and Gillespie fight an epidemic and save the career of a doctor with migraines. - Dan Malloy's Peptic Ulcer
Construction worker Dan Malloy has a peptic ulcer, but his real problem is Mrs. Malloy. - Mrs. Stanford's Angina Pectoris
Wealthy Mrs. Stanford has angina, a suspicious household, a possible perfect crime, and a ghost. - Appendicitis Operation at Sea
A sailor needs an appendectomy aboard a freighter in a storm at sea. - Dr. Carew and the Mystery Patient
A patient arrives in a diabetic coma, and his name isn't revealed until the end, for good reason. - Marion Lewis
Teenage Marion Lewis is brought in with acute alcohol poisoning, and the trouble goes back to her parents. - Sam Nevitsky's Paralysis
Sam Nevitsky survives an operation to remove an iron bar from his back but is left paralyzed. - Mumpkin's First Baby
Willie Mumpkin, a frantic father-to-be, upsets the whole hospital. - Eddie Jenkins and the Arsonist
Young Eddie Jenkins, badly burned, is suspected of starting a fire that killed a pier watchman. - Ling Ko Refuses Surgery
An elderly Chinese man, Ling Ko, refuses a simple leg operation that would save his life. - Nurse Parker Needs a Hobby
Mr. Kramer seems to have chronic enteritis, and Nurse Parker takes up painting and gets a stomachache too. - Lady Donabee's Annual Visit
Lady Donabee, a hypochondriac, checks in and starts bossing everyone around. - Buffalo Barnie Mc Clure
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Mr. Morgan Needs Surgery
An accident victim's wife refuses to allow the operation that would save his life. - David Norton Has Pneumonia
David Norton, a little boy with pneumonia, brings his feuding parents together. - Eddie Lazetti Takes Hostages
Eddie Lazetti, a murderer under guard at the hospital, escapes and holds Kildare and Diana hostage. - Dr. Gillespie's Testimonial Dinner
Dr. Gillespie is honored at a testimonial dinner. - Dr. Conlon, Quack
The story of Dr. Conlon, a quack. - Joe Finley's Ulcer
The story of Joe Finley's ulcer. - Oliver Van Meter's Allergy
Oliver Van Meter has an allergy. - Anthrax Infection
A case of anthrax is diagnosed. - Pete Cosloff
The case of Pete Cosloff, who is mentally ill. - Buck Houston, Cowboy Star
Cowboy movie star Buck Houston is admitted to Blair General. - David Cooper's Burned Face
David Cooper is brought in with a burned face. - Mr. Bradley's Heart
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Edward Carleton's Dog Bite
Edward Carleton has been bitten by a dog. - Amy Dickens Breaks Her Leg
Amy Dickens has broken her leg. - Cathy Morton's Baby
Cathy Morton, nineteen, wants to give up her month-old baby for adoption. - Joan Quinn
Dr. Gillespie tries to interest Kildare in Nurse Joan Quinn. - Dr. Gillespie's New Suit
Dr. Gillespie may win the Henderson award for his work on antibiotics, but first he needs a new suit. - Yukon Joe's Gold Mine
Nurse Parker acts strangely, and Yukon Joe Moran has a bad ankle and a gold mine.
19518 episodes
- Mysterious Hemophilia Patient
A mysterious patient with hemophilia. Who is he? - Dr. Gillespie's New Office
Dr. Carew wants Dr. Gillespie to move into a new office. Is he serious? - Pedro, Maria and Rosie
On vacation in Arizona, Kildare and Gillespie meet Pedro, whose burro needs a doctor. - Paul Bailey
Intern Paul Bailey has been failing in his duties. Has he been drinking? - Evelyn Briggs
In the small town of Wentworth, Kildare diagnoses diphtheria in a hotel guest from just her pulse and temperature. - Robert Lane, Intern
Intern Robert Lane isn't on duty when he's needed. - The Woman Who Forgot
A woman in a $1,000 coat walks into the hospital, can't remember her name and faints in the lobby. - Valerie and Walter Benton - Murder!
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.