Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the western fiction author, Frederick Schiller Faust.

The character began the film series as a medical intern; after becoming a doctor he was mentored by an older physician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. After the first ten films, the series eliminated the character of Kildare and focused instead on Gillespie.

Films in the series included:

• Interns Can't Take Money (1937), starring Joel McCrea as Kildare IMDb page
• Young Dr. Kildare (1938), which introduced Lew Ayres in the Kildare role, and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie IMDb page
• Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) IMDb page
• The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) IMDb page
• Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) IMDb page
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) IMDb page
• Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) IMDb page
• The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) IMDb page
• Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) IMDb page
• Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) IMDb page

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