 The story of dr. Kildare Whatsoever house I enter there will I go for the benefit of the sick and whatsoever things I see or hear concerning the life of men I will keep silence there on counting such things to be held as sacred trust I will exercise my art solely for the cure The story of dr. Kildare starring Lou Ayers and Lionel Barrymore Metro-Goldwyn-Mare brought you those famous motion pictures now this exciting heartwarming series has heard on radio In just a moment the story of dr. Kildare, but first your announcer Here is as dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as dr. Gillespie. I beg your pardon dr. Gillespie Did you say Parker wasn't in your office? That's peculiar Well, I'll certainly try dr. Gillespie just as soon as I can get off the reception desk Bessie have you seen Parker recently? Well, yes, miss Berna. She just left the diet kitchen a minute ago Oh, thanks, dear Parker Parker for goodness sakes. Don't stand there Diana help me get this Out of the building Parker will you skip the cat and get into the office so dr. Gillespie can have mrs. Taylor's case history up in the biochem lab before he has to be scraped off the ceiling As if I had anything to do with a stray cat being in here. You'd imagine You catch you don't you dare go in dr. Gillespie's office Come here. You do get it from the back alley. Did you hear me? I said come here Do you think you're going to keep me waiting for Parker one and ton? It's um It's a cat dr. Gillespie. Well, well a cat a friend or just one of your relatives. Oh, I'm sorry Parker What? Well naturally, I'm sorry. I understand your interest in animals Because your next job you'll probably be lucky if you're working for a veterinary now you see here dr. Gillespie Oh Jimmy hello, how about giving over to Sullivan's Dr. Kill there would you please tell this old well now doctor a new patient now wait a minute Jimmy What's the matter dr. Crew your pale don't you like cats? I cannot abide cats they make my skin crawl and until this cat is out of here We'd better go over to my office. You come along to dr. I'm busy. I I'm making a new prognosis on mrs. Taylor and fire both or dr. Gillespie I guess it's all is not the reason why are just to do and cure Come on dr. G over to dr. Carews office. Oh gentlemen. Have you ever heard of Oliver mw van meter Oliver mw van meter Well who hasn't heard of him in New York just oozing money Not only oozes money Oliver oozes influence Oliver a oh, yes. Yes, we met at a dinner party last night But we spent almost an hour together alone talking Confidentially about mr. Van meter's health not only money and influence, but health too. There's a lucky man gentlemen It's a very very strange case on my insistence and upon my professional advice mind you He's coming to Blair hospital and gentlemen. That is what I want to talk to you about Well, mr. Van meter suffers from a most peculiar melody most peculiar every Monday every Monday of the year His eyes start to water then his nose starts running and by Tuesday He has a horrible case of asthma. Oh, what's so strange about that probably an allergic reaction to something? allergic reaction Have you ever heard of analogy that it was able to read a calendar so that it could get started every Monday and wow Just a minute Karoo. What happens after Tuesday? Ah, there's the strangest part by Wednesday the asthmatic conditions start subsiding by Thursday mr. Van meter is completely well again, and then Monday each and every Monday the cycle starts all over It's unusual. All right, but still probably an allergic upset I've practiced medicine too long to make snap judgment Jimmy especially before I've seen the patient I stand corrected doctor and I'll bet you the sixth course lunch at Sullivan's with an extra plate of rice pudding that No allergy recurs every Monday and then fades away You just made a bet dr. Gillespie with an extra rice pudding and an extra pitcher of cream When does mr. Van meter check in doctor? He's coming this Sunday. So it's be here for observation when the melody starts developing Monday Jimmy not this weekend again, but I and I just told you I You know I made this bet with dr. Gillespie and I bet you're breaking our date just because you want to meet the great Oliver Mw van meter you ought to know by this time sweetie. There's no one I'd rather be with than you Hmm comes Parker. What's that cheese toting what in the world are you doing with that Parker now that You must mean this. Yes. See that a minute Evaporated milk for babies formula Parker exactly what have you been doing with your spare time? Well, maybe if you had to put up with dr. Gillespie you'd need evaporated milk, too Oh, that's something you evaporated milk for babies to cure ulcers and in case lots at that Oh Doctor of course not I use it on the face for these these crows feet. What kind of a crow have you got that each with his feet? You know sometimes I wish I worked with you instead of that She's such a wonderful person What she has to put up. Oh, you're a wonderful person to miss Werner and you have to put up with me Jimmy You better keep your mind on mr. Van meter What a present I think there is anything at all you want of mr. Van meter just press that little call bell right over your head And you will get some of the service for which Blair Hospital is so justly famous Thanks, but I want you can't get in the hospital. I beg your pardon. Look at this item here. Oh I don't recall seeing that when I read the paper this morning. Well, what paper do you read? You mean there's a difference? Certainly, there's a difference. Yes, I see me. Oh, Dr. Gillespie. Dr. Kildare do come in and meet mr. Van meter Oliver MW Van meter. Well, I did mr. Van meter. Yeah Now dr. Kildare and I would like to start by getting a case history mr. Van meter I told Karoo the entire case history the other night and And Oh dear the lab everyone and not one of them is positive Well, that should be pretty solid evidence that it isn't analogy then shouldn't it? No Unfortunately not because when I made the nasal smear for ear cinephiles it showed van meters definitely allergic to something some Unusual thing we just don't know about and can't find. Oh, this is dreadful. Dr. Gillespie. Can't you suggest something? Yes, give him a box of face tissues for his sneezes and send them home Dr. Kildare, isn't there something you can do? There is but I'm afraid you're not going to like it dr. Karoo I'm not it seems that whatever mr. Van meter is allergic to is some substance We haven't got in our lab Something the medical profession probably doesn't even know about Such as what I don't know. I'm starting to think it's something here in New York Perhaps something in the air of the city you mean there's no possibility of finding it none I know of so in all fairness to the patient and since Who and the Board of Regents tell me to do the same thing the day after we return to the story of dr. Kildare in just a moment Dr. Gillespie and but you've been my mentor you know that I'm meant to my Busy's bustle When you came into the hospital you were wet behind the ears and someone had to take care of you I appreciate that and you're still wet behind the ears In fact, what you did with van meter was all wet. Oh, please Let's not start that song and dance again arguing whether he has a bad cold or an allergy Well, that's not what I mean. Why don't you face the facts? Karoo was so tickled getting van meter into the hospital He wasted no time letting the board of regions know all about it. Oh And I suppose the board is nothing better to do now than wonder why van meter isn't here anymore You mean the fact is somebody dropped the golden egg into their basket. You're the one who's thrown it away Well, I'm sorry, but I did it for the good of the patient. Yeah, but did you consult me? Did you ask whether I thought he should leave New York? No, I suppose I should have But would you feeling so miserable? Oh, yeah, I feel miserable. All right, and it's from that cold van meter Sneezed all over me. I'll be reasonable if he did have a cold. How could you contract it that soon? How possibly? well You heard Karoo Van meter has influence I'm sorry, but right now there's nothing so funny about that when I see a patient racked with spasms and gasping for breath The way van meter did last Tuesday. I'm afraid I suffer as much as he does How do you think I feel I? Must have spent 35 years in this hospital for some reason reading were so labored Clenching his fists twisting in agony to get his breath Well, we'll see This is Tuesday, and if van meter does what he promised me He'll be telegraphing from upstate and letting us know what happened Jimmy I hope Karoo and the region's don't kick you out before you pay for that lunch. Oh, dr. G If they do kick me. Oh, hello, Parker. A telegram just came for you, dr. Thank you, Parker A night letter from Oliver mw van meter. Oh Is he all out of face tissues already? I'll say he isn't listen to this Quote this is the first Monday in three years. I've had no symptoms or discomfort Congratulations, doctor and my eternal thanks Well, dr. G it is just about lunchtime by the tarnation. I can't figure it out then meet as well and I have still got my My cold Parker yes, doctor. I feel so good about this telegram I'm going to buy you a whole case of that evaporated baby milk the evaporated one Nothing, dr. Nothing at all. Dr. Kilder. Congratulations on your diagnosis of the van meter case I think you should have waited Parker another telegram does came for Jimmy another yes How popular can you get? Well, maybe you're grateful patient wedge a hundred thousand dollars in partial appreciation Give me that By the great on a school grateful patient not only open to my personal telegram laughs in my face dr. Gillespie. What does it say? I'm laughing so much. You can't read it. Oh, yeah, this is Rick Would you please let me read then here Jimmy well, I'll be blasting this just doesn't make sense Well for heaven's sake what doesn't make sense. Hmm. Let's see. Yes first telegram from van meter was a night letter sent Monday This is a straight telegram sent today Tuesday. Yes, and upstate at Lake George van meter was all right on Monday But 24 hours later on Tuesday the whole thing started up again exactly the way it did here Except one day later. Wow. Is there a doctor in the house? And if there is tell him dr. Kilder is taking me to Sullivan's for lunch Jimmy my boy, I can't tell you when I've enjoyed a lot so much. Oh, yeah, that's good. No, I'll eat your pudding No, thanks Doctor not only is your slip showing. Hmm your slip in diagnosis, of course But you're not even diagnosing yourself properly to coin a very old phrase of yours doctor What the tarnation are you talking about? Do you know by the ever-living? I'm glad we enjoyed our lunch before he got it. Oh, here you are Well, I wish when you gentlemen leave the hospital you'd let someone know where you're going partner No, well if she did she wasn't around and anyhow the door of your office was locked Now see here dr. Kilder. What's all this about a telegram from Oliver? Yeah. Yeah here. You read it for yourself. Oh Dr. Kilder now what do you propose doing? There's only one thing I can think of Clothing your own throat doctor. No. No, well, I'm going to telephone mr. Van meter Thursday when his new attack is subsided and Ask him to come back down here back to Blair hospital back up Dr. Kilder you don't think for a moment. He'd come back after you gave him the Well the bum I don't know dr. Karoo. I only know that if mr. Van meter can be cured I'm going to cure him if I have to work till I have a long way beard Believe me mr. Van meter. I just can't tell you how much I appreciate you're coming back to Blair hospital and Giving us another chance. What have you got to appreciate? I came back here because your dr. Kilder is about the only person sufficiently sympathetic to be interested in my case for more than the fees Yes, yes, I want you to know that we're all sympathetic every last one of us here at Blair hospital now don't try to butter me up But but dr. Kilder dr. Gillespie you send that old Walrus in here again and I'll beat him over the head with his Sunday newspaper comic section of your book with you and well I must admit to the Oh Dr. Kilder come right in Your patients ready for you Mr. Van meter I can't start to tell you how sorry I am it didn't work out Well, I don't believe in interfering between a doctor and his patients. There's anything you want Oliver just let me know Well, you know why I came back here. No, but I know why I wanted you to come back I know you can be cured and I'd like to do the curing Well, I thought you had cured me when Monday came round at Lake George and I was fit as a fiddle Yeah, but why did it happen at Lake George on Tuesday? Yeah, I guess it takes the term as a whole day to come up from New York Maybe that's it And as far as Lake George goes you can have it Well, if I hadn't had the globe bulletin male up to me, I'd have been lost What? Wait a minute. You had your Sunday newspaper mailed up to you. Yes, Mr. Van meter and This is the Sunday edition of the globe bulletin right here. Is that right? Yeah In New York you read this paper every day and Sundays, too But you never broke out except on Mondays down here Monday the day following the Sunday edition Of course, but look here the only exception in three years was this past week when you received the Sunday edition of the globe Bulletin by mail on Monday, right? Yes, I suppose so and as ridiculous as it sounds. I'll bet you right now You're the one man in a million who's allergic to roto gravure ink the ink the globe bulletin uses in its Sunday supplement I'm allergic to newspaper. You are to Roderick of your ink if I'm wrong, Mr. Van meter I'll eat the globe bulletin hop along Cassidy comic section and all in just a moment We will return to the story of dr. Kildare. This is such a happy moment gentlemen. That certainly is for me Well, goodbye again dr. Kildare and thanks to you too dr. Gillespie. I take back all the things I said about you The only thing I want you to take back this blasted cold you gave me Oh, but how can it be a cold dr. When you and dr. Kildare both proved mr. Van meter was allergic to the road of gravure ink in the Sunday edition Well, come along Oliver, I'll walk you down to your car Yes, goodbye Well, dr. Not only do you owe me a lunch at Sullivan's, but you owe me the one you made me pay for prematurely How can a man eat when his head is choked up with the cold? Tarnation now this tissue box is empty I thought you kept your whole horde of face tissue in the back of that double drawer in your dad Oh, no, no, there's been none there for weeks now. I'll go right down to the pharmacy and get you some now Wait a minute Parker. There were at least a dozen boxes. They can't all be used up Hold your horses Parker. I'll take a look. Oh my desk in the blanket Parker locking the office and evaporated baby milk for your crow's feed a Parker To give me a chance. Yeah, we had a chance to nothing. I'm going to take this cat and Dr. Gillespie know you convinced you haven't got a cold why even a second-year med student could tell what's wrong with you You're allergic to cats hair Okay, I've wanted to do this for a long time But now I'm going to wrap my fingers around your throat until rigor mortis sets in And I've wanted to do this for a long time too. I'm quitting. Oh, no, you're not you're fired That's a fine way to treat me and after she's given you the best years of her life for shame doctor The only reason they hid the old kitten in the first place was because I couldn't catch it And then when I heard dr. Kuru say cats made his skin crawl I thought Kuru you got something there A new secret weapon you bet she has dr. G Parker honey you sit down. You're not fired. You're just Wonderful You have just heard the story of dr. Kildare starring Lou Ayers and Lionel Barrymore this program was written by Paul Franklin and directed by Joe Bigelow original music was composed and conducted by Walter Schumann Supporting cast included Virginia Greg Ted Osborne Georgia Ellis Wilms Herbert and Margie list dick joy speaking You