Dr. Kildare For the Living (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Dr. Kildare

For the Living (Season 1, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A friend of Kildare is in a coma after falling and hitting his head. The man's wife, son, and brother struggle with whether to continue treatment at home or in an institution, and even whether or not life is worth living for him anymore.

Director

Elliot Silverstein

Writers

John Dunkel (teleplay) | John T. Kelley (teleplay) | Jerome Ross (story)

Producer

Herbert Hirschman

Composer

Carmen Dragon (music score)

Cinematographer

Harkness Smith

Editor

Harry V. Knapp (as Harry Knapp)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 30, 1961

Release date

Nov 30, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Chamberlain Dr. James Kildare Dr. James Kildare See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Raymond Massey Dr. Leonard Gillespie Dr. Leonard Gillespie See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Charles McGraw Fred Rainey Fred Rainey See fewer	Spartacus (1960)
Beatrice Straight Pamela Rainey Pamela Rainey See fewer	Network (1976)
Peter Helm Tommy Rainey Tommy Rainey See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Tom Greenway Ben Rainey Ben Rainey See fewer	Rawhide (1959)
Ed Prentiss Dr. Quentin Mason Dr. Quentin Mason See fewer	The Wild Wild West (1965)
Toni Gerry Nurse Ruth Foster Nurse Ruth Foster See fewer	Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Joan Patrick Susan Deigh Susan Deigh See fewer	The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Baxter Mrs. Baxter See fewer	Alice Adams (1935)