Lew Ayres played Dr. Kildare in nine MGM movies
1 before attempting to enlist as a member of the Medical Corps. When the military would not guarantee him a slot, he declared himself a conscientious objector. The Pentagon decided that was bad ink and let him in the medics. He served in New Guinea in the
Pacific theater.
- 1Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
- The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
- Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Lew Ayres played Dr. Kildare in nine MGM movies1 before attempting to enlist as a member of the Medical Corps. When the military would not guarantee him a slot, he declared himself a conscientious objector. The Pentagon decided that was bad ink and let him in the medics. He served in New Guinea in the Pacific theater.
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