Dr. Kildare The Stepping Stone (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Dr. Kildare

The Stepping Stone (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Maxwell Keller is admitted to Blair after collapsing from malnutrition at a surgical instrument store. Gillespie recognizes him as a veteran medical researcher who pioneered in attempting to eradicate polio. Keller still does his research ...See moreMaxwell Keller is admitted to Blair after collapsing from malnutrition at a surgical instrument store. Gillespie recognizes him as a veteran medical researcher who pioneered in attempting to eradicate polio. Keller still does his research now - out of the basement at the apartment he rents. Meanwhile a younger pathologist angers both Gillespie and Kildare by his lack of respect for Keller, and by his actions such as asking another elderly patient for permission to perform his autopsy. Written by rbecker28 See less

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14 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)
Joseph Schildkraut Dr. Maxwell Keller Dr. Maxwell Keller See fewer	The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Eduardo Ciannelli Angelo Delvecchio Angelo Delvecchio See fewer	Gunga Din (1939)
Dorothy Konrad Mrs. Talmadge Mrs. Talmadge See fewer	Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Eddie Ryder Dr. Simon Agurski Dr. Simon Agurski See fewer	Up Yours (1979)
Jean Inness Nurse Beatrice Fain Nurse Beatrice Fain See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
William Roerick Dorsey Dorsey See fewer	The Wasp Woman (1959)
Clarke Gordon Dr. Carl Boleswig Dr. Carl Boleswig See fewer	One Spy Too Many (1966)
Carol Andresen Nurse McLean Nurse McLean See fewer	Dr. Kildare (1961)
Sandra Bettin Nurses' Aid (as Sandra Gale Bettin) Nurses' Aid (as Sandra Gale Bettin) See fewer	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Vernon Rich Clerk Clerk See fewer	The War of the Worlds (1953)
Roger Perry Dr. Art Bedlow Dr. Art Bedlow See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Charles Seel Second Man in a Shop (uncredited) Second Man in a Shop (uncredited) See fewer	Westworld (1973)