Doctors' Hospital Knives of Chance (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Doctors' Hospital

Knives of Chance (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

When a patient's life is endangered by a incorrect diagnosis by Dr. Perry Wells, Dr. Goodwin faces a dilemma. He must inform the resident he was selected for medical scool because he was a minority, not because he was qualified.

Director

David Friedkin

Writers

Howard Dimsdale | Jack Laird (developer) | James E. Moser (creator)

Producer

Jack Laird

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Updated Oct 1, 1975

Release date

Oct 1, 1975 (United States)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
George Peppard Dr. Jake Goodwin Dr. Jake Goodwin See fewer	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Zohra Lampert Dr. Norah Purcell Dr. Norah Purcell See fewer	Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Victor Campos Dr. Felipe Ortega Dr. Felipe Ortega See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Albert Paulsen Dr. Janos Varga Dr. Janos Varga See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Elaine Church Nurse Wilson Nurse Wilson See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Barbara Darrow Nurse Forrester Nurse Forrester See fewer	Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Stefan Gierasch Capehart Capehart See fewer	Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Julius Harris Tolan Tolan See fewer	Live and Let Die (1973)
Yaphet Kotto Dr. Perry Wells Dr. Perry Wells See fewer	Alien (1979)
John Pleshette Dr. Danvers Dr. Danvers See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
Adrian Ricard Nurse Hester Stanton Nurse Hester Stanton See fewer	I, Robot (2004)