Dr. Kildare
A Life For Life (2)
TV Flash files “A Life For Life (2)” as hour 135 of 191 in the TV Flash guide — Dr. Kildare (1961–1966) on NBC, season 5, episode 2, aired 1965-09-14, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 135 of 191 in the Dr. Kildare guide, hour 2 of 58 in season 5. It aired 1965-09-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Behold The Great Man (1)” (S05E01). Next is “Web Of Hate (3)” (S05E03).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Life For Life (2) sit in the Dr. Kildare guide?
S05E02 is listed hour 135 of 191 — hour 2 of 58 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.
When did Dr. Kildare S05E02 air?
A Life For Life (2) aired 1965-09-14 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Kildare under Gillespie at Blair General is the intern-mentor contract: Chamberlain's earnestness, Massey's stern teacher. Patient cases as weekly humility lessons.
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Why this series still plays
Dr. Kildare made Richard Chamberlain a matinee intern under Raymond Massey's Dr. Gillespie, turning hospital halls into teen-magazine terrain. NBC's medical drama ran beside Ben Casey and helped lock the intern-vs-mentor template. Chamberlain's earnest star-making is the moment network medicine learned it could be both civic parable and heartthrob delivery system.
The intern discourse started as a teen-magazine face. Dr. Kildare made Richard Chamberlain a matinee intern under Raymond Massey's Dr. Gillespie, turning hospital halls into heartthrob terrain. NBC's medical drama (1961–1966; five seasons, 191 episodes) ran beside Ben Casey and helped lock the intern-versus-mentor template. Based on characters created by Max Brand; Max Ehrlich and William McCleery were among the television architects. Cases teach humility; handsome idealism wears a white coat. **Chamberlain's…
Filed against
- Richard Chamberlain as Dr. James Kildare
Richard Chamberlain made Dr. Kildare a matinee intern under Raymond Massey's Dr. Gillespie — hospital halls as teen-magazine terrain, NBC medical drama locking the intern-vs-mentor template beside Ben Casey. Earnest star-making, bedside…
- Raymond Massey as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Raymond Massey played Dr. Leonard Gillespie on Dr. Kildare, NBC’s 1960s medical drama that made Richard Chamberlain a matinee intern under a mentor’s glare — hospital halls as teen-magazine terrain, intern-versus-mentor template locking…