Dr. Kildare The Heart, an Imperfect Machine (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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Dr. Kildare

The Heart, an Imperfect Machine (Season 3, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A doctor has been working to perfect a heart/lung machine, and plans to use it on his seriously ill wife as soon as he believes the time is right. But her condition is rapidly deteriorating, and she needs surgery now and can't wait for him...See moreA doctor has been working to perfect a heart/lung machine, and plans to use it on his seriously ill wife as soon as he believes the time is right. But her condition is rapidly deteriorating, and she needs surgery now and can't wait for him to perfect his machine. He also believes he's the only one who can use it on her, though Kildare has studied it under him and Gillespie prefers that Kildare be the one to use it during the operation. Written by rbecker28 See less

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9 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)
Pat Hingle Dr. Edward Swader Dr. Edward Swader See fewer	The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Diane Baker Emma Swader Emma Swader See fewer	Marnie (1964)
Ken Berry Dr. John Kapish Dr. John Kapish See fewer	Mama's Family (1983)
Susan Brown Betty Betty See fewer	General Hospital (1963)
Carol Andreson Nurse Millie McLean Nurse Millie McLean See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Charles McGraw Dr. Kenneth Hasker Dr. Kenneth Hasker See fewer	Spartacus (1960)
Pete Morrow Intern (uncredited) Intern (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Kildare (1961)