Dark Delusion

1947 film by Willis Goldbeck
  • June 25, 1947 (1947-06-25)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$875,000[1]Box office$718,000[1]

Dark Delusion is a 1947 American drama film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Lionel Barrymore, and Lucille Bremer. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the last film in the Dr. Kildare film series which stretched back to 1937.

Plot

Dr. Gillespie asks a young surgeon, Dr. Tommy Coalt, to go to the small town of Bayhurst to replace a local doctor while he is on assignment to the Occupation effort in post-World War II Europe. There, Coalt is asked to sign mental-health commitment papers on a beautiful young socialite, Cynthia Grace. Coalt thinks there is something amiss, and begins his own investigation.

Cast

  • Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
  • James Craig as Dr. Tommy Coalt
  • Lucille Bremer as Cynthia Grace
  • Jayne Meadows as Mrs. Selkirk
  • Warner Anderson as Teddy Selkirk
  • Henry Stephenson as Dr. Evans Biddle
  • Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd
  • Keye Luke as Dr. Lee Wong How
  • Art Baker as Dr. Sanford Burson
  • Lester Matthews as Wyndham Grace
  • Marie Blake as Sally
  • Ben Lessy as Napoleon
  • Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Rowland
  • Nell Craig as Nurse 'Nosey' Parker
  • George Reed as Conover
  • Mary Currier as Nurse Workman

Reception

According to MGM records, the movie was not a hit, earning $475,000 in the US and Canada and $243,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $448,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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Television series
  • Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
  • Young Dr. Kildare (1972–1973)
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