Dr. Kildare Horizontal Hero (Season 5, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Dr. Kildare

Horizontal Hero (Season 5, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Dr. Becker decides to operate on his severely burned patient Charles Shannon, but he still resists reconciling with his long-suffering wife. Conclusion of four-part story.

Director

John Brahm

Writer

Adrian Spies

Producer

Douglas Benton

Composer

Harry Sukman (music score)

Cinematographer

Harkness Smith

Editor

John Baxter Rogers

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Updated Sep 21, 1965

Release date

Sep 21, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Chamberlain Dr. James Kildare Dr. James Kildare See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Raymond Massey Dr. Leonard Gillespie Dr. Leonard Gillespie See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
James Mason Dr. Maxwell Becker Dr. Maxwell Becker See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Margaret Leighton Chris Becker Chris Becker See fewer	The Go-Between (1971)
Burt Brinckerhoff Charles Shannon Charles Shannon See fewer	Lou Grant (1977)
Naomi Stevens Mrs. Gast Mrs. Gast See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Mark Vance Priest Priest See fewer	Avalanche (1999)
Lee Kurty Nurse Zoe Lawton Nurse Zoe Lawton See fewer	Love of Life (1951)