---
title: 'Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harold S. Bucquet'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/calling-dr-gillespie-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034570/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

1942 · 84 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Calling Dr. Gillespie is a 1942 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed and Philip Dorn. This was a continuation of the series that had starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. Ayres, however, had declared conscientious objector status to World War II, and was taken off the film. Kildare's mentor, Dr. Gillespie, portrayed here and in earlier films by Barrymore, became the lead character. In this first Kildare-less entry, Gillespie has a new assistant, refugee Dutch surgeon Dr. John Hunter Gerniede.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harold S. Bucquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-s-bucquet)
- **Screenplay:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniele Amfitheatrof](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-amfitheatrof)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)
- **Editor:** [Elmo Veron](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-veron)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hale)
- [Phil Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-brown)
- [Ruth Tobey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-tobey)
- [Donna Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-reed)
- [Nat Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-pendleton)
- [Alma Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/alma-kruger)
- [Nana Bryant](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-bryant)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)
- [Philip Dorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dorn)
- [Charles Dingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dingle)
- [Walter Kingsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kingsford)
- [Mary Nash](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-nash)

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