Between Two Women

The Dr. Kildare series was used as a training ground for its young stars. Here, with Lew Ayres banished, Van Johnson is the juvenile doctor getting advice from the irascible Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore).

Here, Ruth Edley (Marilyn Maxwell) continues her hot pursuit of Dr. Adams (Johnson), and in his medical life, he becomes involved in the case of a beautiful singer (Gloria DeHaven) who is unable to eat (it's not anorexia).

Another subplot is that Sally (Marie Blake), the switchboard operator, becomes ill with Bright's Disease, which is often mentioned in films. It's actually nephritis, or kidney stones. OUCH.

Okay episode, with Keye Luke as another doctor and the usual cast of Alma Kruger et al. in place. The series didn't continue much longer, but Lew Ayres did play Dr. Kildare again on the radio. And we boomers remember the TV series, which shot Richard Chamberlain to stardom.