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  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
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    87 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Approved
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Gillespie's health is failing, and the hospital is urging him to get a new assistant that he doesn't want. So, he poses a stumper in class to discourage all the bright young students. Unfortunately, he gets three smart-alecky ...See moreDr. Gillespie's health is failing, and the hospital is urging him to get a new assistant that he doesn't want. So, he poses a stumper in class to discourage all the bright young students. Unfortunately, he gets three smart-alecky youngsters who all know the answer: Randall Adams (clean-cut American type), Lee Wong How (from Brooklyn), and Dennis LIndsey (Aussie). In typical Gillespie fashion, he sets about showing them there's more to doctoring than book-learning, and assigns each intern to an impossible case of diagnosis, saying that whoever gets it right will become his new assistant. Written by Kathy Li See less
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Director
Writers
Harry Ruskin (original screenplay) | Willis Goldbeck (original screenplay) | Lawrence P. Bachmann (original screenplay)
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Updated Nov 30, 1942

Release date
Nov 1942 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Leonard Gillespie Dr. Leonard Gillespie   See fewer
Van Johnson
Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams   See fewer
Susan Peters
Mrs. Howard Allwinn Young Mrs. Howard Allwinn Young   See fewer
Richard Quine
Dr. Dennis Lindsey Dr. Dennis Lindsey   See fewer
Keye Luke
Dr. Lee Wong How Dr. Lee Wong How   See fewer
Alma Kruger
Molly Byrd Molly Byrd   See fewer
Nat Pendleton
Joe Weyman Joe Weyman   See fewer
Stephen McNally
Howard Allwinn Young Howard Allwinn Young   See fewer
Frank Orth
Mike Ryan Mike Ryan   See fewer
Walter Kingsford
Dr. Walter Carew Dr. Walter Carew   See fewer
Nell Craig
Nurse Parker Nurse Parker   See fewer
George Reed
Conover Conover   See fewer
Ann Richards
Iris Headley Iris Headley   See fewer
Rose Hobart
Mrs. Black Mrs. Black   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Clifford Genet Clifford Genet   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Alberts (uncredited) Mrs. Alberts (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Pamela Blake
Jimmy James (uncredited) Jimmy James (uncredited)   See fewer
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Kipp (uncredited) Mrs. Kipp (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Cassell
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Shumate (uncredited) Shumate (uncredited)   See fewer
Estelle Etterre
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Edith Evanson
Hilda (uncredited) Hilda (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Fix
Husband (uncredited) Husband (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Jaynes
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul McVey
Manager (uncredited) Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Morris
Wife (uncredited) Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Sarah Padden
Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Shields
Mr. Kipp (uncredited) Mr. Kipp (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Simmons
Dr. Fletcher (uncredited) Dr. Fletcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Leigh Sterling
Interne (uncredited) Interne (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Maid in Hotel (uncredited) Maid in Hotel (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Warde
Nurse Jordan (uncredited) Nurse Jordan (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline White
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
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