The Doctors and the Nurses The Love of a Smart Operator (Season 2, Episode 36)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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The Doctors and the Nurses

The Love of a Smart Operator (Season 2, Episode 36)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Paul Burke, late of "Naked City", plays a patient at Alden General who complicates the life of one of the hospital's employees by falling in love with Laura Crane (Barbara Barrie), who happens to be his nurse.

Director

Paul Bogart

Writers

Harold Gast | Stanley R. Greenberg

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Updated Jun 25, 1964

Release date

Jun 25, 1964 (United States)

Awards

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Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Shirl Conway Liz Thorpe Liz Thorpe See fewer	The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)
Zina Bethune Gail Lucas Gail Lucas See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1974)
Barbara Barrie Laura Crane Laura Crane See fewer	Breaking Away (1979)
Roger Boxhill Photographer Photographer See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)
James Broderick Dr. Stanley Cooper Dr. Stanley Cooper See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Heywood Hale Broun Hentley Hentley See fewer	HouseSitter (1992)
Paul Burke Ted Franklin Ted Franklin See fewer	The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Mark Lenard Assistant District Attorney Benson Assistant District Attorney Benson See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Wallace Rooney Phillips Phillips See fewer	The Exorcist (1973)
Mel Stewart Grand Jury Foreman Grand Jury Foreman See fewer	Tabitha (1976)