A young doctor (Joel McCrea) in an emergency room at a major hospital becomes infatuated with a woman (Barbara Stanwyck), just released from prison, who is looking for the daughter her husband took away before he died. Directed by Alfred Santell, this minor programmer is most notable as the first film featuring the character of Dr. Kildare, played by McCrea. The next year, MGM would start a long running series of films featuring the character with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. The film is elevated by Stanwyck and McCrea who bring a lot more to the table than what's in the script. Not just their likeability as actors but they invest their characters with weight and color. Otherwise, the film is typical 1930s studio product used to fill up theatres in between their next prestigious productions. The film's highlight is a delicate operation performed on a small time mobster (Lloyd Nolan) in a bar room. With Lee Bowman and Fay Holden.
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