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Dr. Kildare Season 5 Episodes

  • 1961-1966
  • 5 Seasons
  • NBC
  • Drama
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A fondly remembered medical series about sensitive intern (and later resident) James Kildare and his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie, at Blair General Hospital. One of the most popular shows of the 1960s, it made a national heartthrob of star Richard Chamberlain. The series, which debuted the same season as another wildly successful (if more brooding) TV doctor, 'Ben Casey,' was based on a series of highly regarded B-movies of the 1940s.

Season 5 Episode Guide

Season 5

56 Episodes 1965 - 1966

Episode 1

Behold the Great Man

Mon, Sep 13, 1965 60 mins

First of four parts. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) questions the judgment of esteemed---and egotistical---Dr. Maxwell Becker (James Mason). Chris: Margaret Leighton. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 2

A Life for a Life

Tue, Sep 14, 1965 60 mins

Part 2. After a serious auto accident, Dr. Becker (James Mason) is put in Kildare's care. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Chris: Margaret Leighton. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Shannon: Burt Brinckerhoff.

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Episode 3

Web of Hate

Mon, Sep 20, 1965 60 mins

Part 3. Dr. Becker (James Mason) is determined to get back at Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) for thwarting his suicide attempt. Chris: Margaret Leighton. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Shannon: Burt Brinckerhoff.

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Episode 4

Horizontal Hero

Tue, Sep 21, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. Though partially paralyzed, Dr. Becker (James Mason) agrees to operate on the man responsible for his injuries. Chris: Margaret Leighton. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Shannon: Burt Brinckerhoff.

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Episode 5

The Bell in the Schoolhouse Tolls for Thee

Mon, Sep 27, 1965 60 mins

First of six parts. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) embarks on his first teaching assignment. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Devereux: Dean Stockwell. Frankie: Sheilah Wells.

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Episode 6

Life in the Dance Hall: F-U-N

Tue, Sep 28, 1965 60 mins

Part 2. Kildare incurs the ire of his teaching assistant. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Helvick: Andrew Prine. Devereux: Dean Stockwell. Jill: Judy Lang. Frankie: Sheilah Wells.

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Episode 7

Some Doors Are Slamming

Tue, Oct 5, 1965 60 mins

Part 3. Gillespie's intervention in the training of Kildare's students results in a clash between the doctors. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Helvick: Andrew Prine. Devereux: Dean Stockwell. Jill: Judy Lang.

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Episode 8

Enough La Boheme for Everybody

Mon, Oct 11, 1965 60 mins

Part 4. The wife of a medical student asks Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) to let her husband off duty to attend a party. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Jill: Judy Lang. Dr. Helvick: Andrew Prine. Frankie: Sheilah Wells. Devereux: Dean Stockwell.

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Episode 9

Now: The Mummy

Tue, Oct 12, 1965 60 mins

Part 5. Fellow student Rudy Devereux (Dean Stockwell) organizes a protest against the ouster of Kildare's teaching assistant. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Helvick: Andrew Prine. Frankie: Sheilah Wells.

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Episode 10

A Pyrotechnic Display

Mon, Oct 18, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a six-part story. After her young patient dies, Dr. Warren (Sheilah Wells) resolves to give up medicine. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Hartwood: Tony Bill. Devereux: Dean Stockwell.

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Episode 11

With Hellfire and Thunder

Tue, Oct 19, 1965 60 mins

First of two parts. High-living movie idol Morgan Bannion (James Daly) is convinced he has cancer. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Madgel: Barbara Rush. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. MacAllister Thane: Sorrell Booke.

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Episode 12

Daily Flights to Olympus

Mon, Oct 25, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a two-part story. Actor Morgan Bannion (James Daly) won't accept Kildare's (Richard Chamberlain) diagnosis. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Madgel: Barbara Rush.

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Episode 13

The Life Machine

Tue, Oct 26, 1965 60 mins

First of seven parts. The hospital gets a new artificial kidney machine, but only a few patients will be chosen to use it. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Wickens: Philip Bourneuf. Norma: Hazel Court. Mrs. Kirsh: Cloris Leachman. Anna: Donna Loren. Laura: Marlyn Mason.

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Episode 14

Toast the Golden Couple

Mon, Nov 1, 1965 60 mins

Part 2. Only four patients can receive the new kidney treatment---and it appears that Kildare's friend may have unfair advantage. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Mrs. Kirsh: Cloris Leachman. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Norma: Hazel Court. Anna: Donna Loren. Laura: Marlyn Mason. Perrona: Tom Nardini.

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Episode 15

Wives and Losers

Tue, Nov 2, 1965 60 mins

Part 3. The committee selecting candidates for kidney-machine treatment rules out patients unproductive in society. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Norma: Hazel Court. Mrs. Kirsh: Cloris Leachman. Anna: Donna Loren. Laura: Marlyn Mason.

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Episode 16

Welcome Home, Dear Anna

Mon, Nov 8, 1965 60 mins

Part 4. Steve Perrona (Tom Nardini) is stunned: his wife (Donna Loren) wants their son put in a foster home. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Laura Morrison: Marlyn Mason.

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Episode 17

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Tue, Nov 9, 1965 60 mins

Part 5. Steve Perrona (Tom Nardini) tries to bribe Gillespie (Raymond Massey); despondent Fred Kirsh (David Opatoshu) gets a surprise visitor. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Wickens: Philip Bourneuf. Anna: Donna Loren. Hobart: Fred J. Scollay. Harriet: Suzanne Cupito.

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Episode 18

Hour of Decision

Mon, Nov 15, 1965 60 mins

Part 6. The selection committee begins its final deliberations. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Wickens: Philip Bourneuf. Norma: Hazel Court. Anna: Donna Loren. Laura: Marlyn Mason. Perrona: Tom Nardini. Kirsh: David Opatoshu. Morrison: Robert Reed. Hobart: Fred J. Scollay.

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Episode 19

Aftermath

Tue, Nov 16, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a seven-part story. The patients who have been accepted for kidney-machine treatment are announced. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Kleber: Leslie Nielsen. Wickens: Philip Bourneuf. Norma: Hazel Court. Mrs. Kirsh: Cloris Leachman. Anna: Donna Loren.

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Episode 20

Fathers and Daughters

Mon, Nov 22, 1965 60 mins

First of four parts. Sister Benjamin (Laura Devon) won't tell her father she has leukemia. Quinlan: Fred Astaire. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Ella: Audrey Totter. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 21

A Gift of Love

Tue, Nov 23, 1965 60 mins

Part 2. Joe Quinlan (Fred Astaire) doesn't show up for his examination. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Sister Benjamin: Laura Devon. Ella: Audrey Totter. Healy: Harry Morgan. Vitnack: Norman Fell.

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Episode 22

The Tent Dwellers

Mon, Nov 29, 1965 60 mins

Part 3. Joe Quinlan (Fred Astaire) slips out of a sick bed---to hustle a wealthy patient in a pool game. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Sister Benjamin: Laura Devon. Healy: Harry Morgan. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Gaffney: Alan Hewitt. Ella: Audrey Totter. Vitnack: Norman Fell. Nurse Lawton: Lee Kurty.

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Episode 23

Going Home

Tue, Nov 30, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. Joe Quinlan (Fred Astaire) competes in a pool tournament to win the money for his daughter's hospital bill. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Sister Benjamin: Laura Devon. Healey: Harry Morgan. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Jackson: Harold Baker. Ella: Audrey Totter. Mother Caritas: Spring Byington.

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Episode 24

Something Old, Something New

Mon, Dec 6, 1965 60 mins

First of two parts. Emily Field (Kim Hunter) holds her daughter's boy friend responsible for the girl's injuries in an auto accident. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Rachel: Sharon Farrell.

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Episode 25

To Visit One More Spring

Tue, Dec 7, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a two-part story. Despondent Rachel Field (Sharon Farrell) refuses to undergo treatment that will prolong her life. Emily: Kim Hunter. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain.

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Episode 26

From Nigeria with Love

Mon, Dec 13, 1965 60 mins

First of four parts. Anthropologist Felix Holman (Darren McGavin) arrives for treatment at Blair---accompanied by his own missionary nurse. Lydia: Patricia Barry. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Lois: Tippy Walker. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Zoe: Lee Kurty.

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Episode 27

In Roman Candle's Bright Glare

Tue, Dec 14, 1965 60 mins

Part 2. Kildare fears that Holman (Darren McGavin) may have a relapse unless he can keep the unruly patient quiet. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Lydia: Patricia Barry. Lois: Tippy Walker. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 28

When Shadows Fall

Mon, Dec 20, 1965 60 mins

Part 3. When the health of anthropologist Felix Holman (Darren McGavin) fails to improve, Gillespie blames Kildare's handling of the case. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Lydia: Patricia Barry. Lois: Tippy Walker. Dr. Brantell: Robert F. Simon.

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Episode 29

With This Ring

Tue, Dec 21, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. The discovery of malignant tissue casts a dark shadow on Holman's future. Holman: Darren McGavin. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Lydia: Patricia Barry. Lois: Tippy Walker. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 30

Perfect Is Too Hard to Be

Mon, Dec 27, 1965 60 mins

First of two parts. Gillespie (Raymond Massey) asks internist Jessie Martel (Susan Oliver) to accept a residency at Blair. Foray: Basil Rathbone. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Emmy: Frances Reid. Philip: David Frankham.

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Episode 31

Duet for One Hand

Tue, Dec 28, 1965 60 mins

Conclusion of a two-part story. Parkinson's disease strikes a temperamental pianist. Dr. Martel: Susan Oliver. Foray: Basil Rathbone. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Emmy: Frances Reid. Philip: David Frankham. Hobbs: Russell Collins.

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Episode 32

The Atheist and the True Believer

Mon, Jan 3, 1966 60 mins

First of six parts. Gillespie (Raymond Massey) prepares for fireworks when an evangelist and an outspoken atheist plan concurrent visits to the hospital. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Post: Jack Hawkins. Webb: Bradford Dillman. Amy: Diane Baker. Cannon: Donald Madden. Judy: Joyce Bulifant.

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Episode 33

A Quick Look at Glory

Tue, Jan 4, 1966 60 mins

Part 2. A reporter tricks evangelist Andrew Webb (Bradford Dillman) into implying that atheist Justin Post's heart attack may have been "divine punishment." Post: Jack Hawkins. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Amy: Diane Baker.

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Episode 34

A Sort of Falling in Love

Mon, Jan 10, 1966 60 mins

Part 3. Amy Post (Diane Baker) seeks a medical explanation for her father's abrupt religious conversion. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Post: Jack Hawkins. Webb: Bradford Dillman. Cannon: Donald Madden.

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Episode 35

The Last to Believe in Miracles

Tue, Jan 11, 1966 60 mins

Part 4. Amy Post (Diane Baker) learns that her father wants to join Webb's (Bradford Dillman) evangelistic crusade. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Post: Jack Hawkins.

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Episode 36

The Next Thing to Murder

Mon, Jan 17, 1966 60 mins

Part 5. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) attempts to intervene in Justin Post's plans to appear on television. Post: Jack Hawkins. Webb: Bradford Dillman. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Amy: Diane Baker. Cannon: Donald Madden.

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Episode 37

Never So Happy

Tue, Jan 18, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a six-part story. Justin Post (Jack Hawkins) is determined to appear on television with evangelist Andrew Webb (Bradford Dillman). Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Amy: Diane Baker. Cannon: Donald Madden.

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Episode 38

A Cry from the Street

Mon, Jan 24, 1966 60 mins

First of four parts. An emergency call for doctors results in a reunion between Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) and Dr. Lou Rush (James Earl Jones). Irene: Diana Sands. Pappas: Eduardo Ciannelli.

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Episode 39

Gratitude Won't Pay Bills

Tue, Jan 25, 1966 60 mins

Part 2. Irene Rush (Diana Sands) asks Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) to help persuade her brother to give up his practice in the slums for a well-paying specialty. Rush: James Earl Jones. Pappas: Eduardo Ciannelli. Alice: Beah Richards. Jerry Rush: John Perrow.

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Episode 40

Adrift in a Sea of Confusion

Mon, Jan 31, 1966 60 mins

Part 3. Jerry Rush refuses to return home with his brother and sister. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Irene: Diana Sands. Dr. Rush: James Earl Jones. Pappas: Eduardo Ciannelli. Rush: John Perrow.

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Episode 41

These Hands That Heal

Tue, Feb 1, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. Moved by his brother's involvement in an old woman's death, Dr. Rush (James Earl Jones) comes to a decision about his own future. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Irene: Diana Sands. Jerry Rush: John Perrow.

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Episode 42

Few Hearts, Few Flowers

Mon, Feb 7, 1966 60 mins

First of four parts. Author Damon West (Ricardo Montalban) attempts suicide; a diabetic is about to have a baby her husband doesn't want. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Katherine: Elizabeth Allen. Bonda Jo: Lesley Ann Warren. Weaver: Steve Carlson.

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Episode 43

Some Tales for Halloween

Tue, Feb 8, 1966 60 mins

Part 2. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) becomes aware of Nurse Lawton's growing attraction to author Damon West (Ricardo Montalban). Katherine: Elizabeth Allen. Nurse Lawton: Lee Curty. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Bonda Jo: Lesley Ann Warren. Weaver: Steve Carlson.

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Episode 44

I Can Hear the Ice Melting

Mon, Feb 14, 1966 60 mins

Part 3. Kildare attempts to intervene when he learns that Nurse Lawton (Lee Kurty) has been invited to the apartment of playboy Damon West (Ricardo Montalban). Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Katherine: Elizabeth Allen. Bonda Jo: Lesley Ann Warren. Weaver: Steve Carlson.

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Episode 45

No Other Road

Tue, Feb 15, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. Kildare comes up with a solution to the problems of Dr. Gillespie and the Weavers. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. West: Ricardo Montalban. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Katherine: Elizabeth Allen. Nurse: Lee Kurty. Weaver: Steve Carlson.

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Episode 46

The Encroachment

Mon, Feb 21, 1966 60 mins

First of five parts. Yvonne Barlow (Joanna Pettet) ignores her own ultra-clinical doctor and chooses the advice of a general practitioner---also a patient at Blair. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Dr. Orloff: Martin Balsam. Dr. Noyes: William Shatner. Jeannie: Diana Muldaur. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 47

A Patient Lost

Tue, Feb 22, 1966 60 mins

Part 2. Dr. Orloff (Martin Balsam) explains why he's been snooping on the interns; Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) and Noyes (William Shatner) have a falling out. Yvonne: Joanna Pettet. Jeannie: Diana Muldaur. Angel: Jack Nicholson. Brenner: Bruce Hyde.

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Episode 49

The Taste of Crow

Mon, Mar 7, 1966 60 mins

Part 4. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) believes he has finally diagnosed dancer Yvonne Barlow's mysterious illness. Orloff: Martin Balsam. Noyes: William Shatner. Yvonne: Joanna Pettet. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Jeannie: Diana Muldaur. Angel: Jack Nicholson.

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Episode 50

Out of a Concrete Tower

Tue, Mar 8, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a five-part story. Dr. Orloff (Martin Balsam) endangers his life in a heated argument with Dr. Noyes (William Shatner). Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Yvonne: Joanna Pettet.

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Episode 51

The Art of Taking a Powder

Mon, Mar 14, 1966 60 mins

First of two parts. Aspiring actor Richard Ross (John Saxon) returns home to see his dying father. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Rossi: Joe De Santis. Charlene: Joan Marshall. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 52

Read the Book, Then See the Picture

Tue, Mar 15, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a two-part story. Actor Richard Ross (John Saxon) desperately wants to prove his Hollywood success to his dying father. Rossi: Joe De Santis. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Charlene: Joan Marshall. Dahlia: Angela Clarke.

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Episode 53

A Sometimes Distant Spring

Mon, Mar 21, 1966 60 mins

First of two parts. Nurse Claire Hanson (Diane Varsi) must decide whether to risk surgery for her heart condition. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Margaret: Kym Karath. Nurse Lawton: Lee Kurty.

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Episode 54

Travel a Crooked Road

Tue, Mar 22, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a two-part story. Claire Hanson (Diane Varsi) learns that her husband, earlier reported missing in Vietnam, will be coming home. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. Gillespie: Raymond Massey. Margaret: Kym Karath. Dr. Dunning: Virginia Gregg. Nurse: Lee Kurty.

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Episode 56

A Strange Sort of Accident

Tue, Mar 29, 1966 60 mins

Part 2. Kildare is accused of telling the police about Brill's involvement in an illegal abortion. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. The Rev. Jack Elder: Richard Beymer. Hargrave: Murray Hamilton. Brill: Mart Hulswit. Sergeant Hensley: George Kennedy. De Gravio: Edward Binns. Prince: Harry Townes. Gillespie: Raymond Massey.

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Episode 57

New Doctor In Town

Mon, Apr 4, 1966 60 mins

Part 3. Dr. Brill (Mart Hulswit) gives up his residency at Blair for a small-town general practice. Kildare: Richard Chamberlain. The Rev. Jack Elder: Richard Beymer. Laurel: Shannon Farnon. Ginny: Melanie Alexander. Norma: Audrey Totter. Dr. Bennett: Sidney Balckmer.

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Episode 58

Reckoning

Tue, Apr 5, 1966 60 mins

Conclusion of a four-part story. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) pays a surprise visit to the Rev. Jack Elder (Richard Beymer). Brill: Mart Hulswit. Laurel: Shannon Farnon. Ginny: Melanie Alexander. Norma: Audrey Totter.

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