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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) — OmList

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

directed by Willis Goldbeck

“The happiest day of a girl's life... and then a strange shadow falls across her love!”

19421h 27mNRComedy

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant poster

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

directed by Willis Goldbeck

“The happiest day of a girl's life... and then a strange shadow falls across her love!”

19421h 27mNRComedy

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§ Synopsis

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.

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§ Crew

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Director

Willis Goldbeck

Screenplay

Lawrence P. Bachmann

Willis Goldbeck

Cinematography

George J. Folsey

§ Cast

8 of 16

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Van Johnson

as Dr. Randall Adams

Susan Peters

as Mrs. Howard Allwinn Young

Richard Quine

as Dr. Dennis Lindsey

Keye Luke

as Dr. Lee Wong How

Alma Kruger

Nat Pendleton

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

as Howard Allwinn Young

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