Dr. Kildare film series
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The Dr. Kildare film series is a collection of classic American medical drama films from the late 1930s and early 1940s centered on the professional and personal challenges of a young doctor.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Kildare film series canonical | 3 |
| Dr. Kildare (TV series) | 2 |
| Calling Dr. Kildare | 1 |
| Dr. Kildare (film series) | 1 |
| Dr. Kildare franchise | 1 |
| Dr. Kildare television series | 1 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dr. Kildare film series Context triple: [Lew Ayres, notableWork, Dr. Kildare film series]
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The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
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B.
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor is an American medical drama television series that follows a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome as he navigates personal and professional challenges at a prestigious hospital.
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C.
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an acclaimed 1980s American medical drama television series known for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and influential storytelling.
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D.
MASH
MASH is a 1970 satirical black comedy war film directed by Robert Altman, renowned for its irreverent take on the Korean War and its influential role in the New Hollywood era.
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E.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dr. Kildare film series Target entity description: The Dr. Kildare film series is a collection of classic American medical drama films from the late 1930s and early 1940s centered on the professional and personal challenges of a young doctor.
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A.
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
-
B.
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor is an American medical drama television series that follows a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome as he navigates personal and professional challenges at a prestigious hospital.
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C.
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an acclaimed 1980s American medical drama television series known for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and influential storytelling.
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D.
MASH
MASH is a 1970 satirical black comedy war film directed by Robert Altman, renowned for its irreverent take on the Korean War and its influential role in the New Hollywood era.
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E.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film series
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film series ⓘ medical drama film series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dr. Kildare character created by Max Brand ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| featuresActor |
Lew Ayres
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Lionel Barrymore ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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medical drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
doctor–patient relationships
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medical ethics ⓘ mentorship in medicine ⓘ personal challenges of a young doctor ⓘ professional challenges of a young doctor ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. James Kildare ⓘ |
| mainSetting | large urban hospital ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
character-driven drama
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hospital-based medical cases ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Dr. Leonard Gillespie ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dr. Kildare film series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Goes Home ⓘ Dr. Kildare’s Crisis ⓘ Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case ⓘ Dr. Kildare’s Victory ⓘ Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day ⓘ People vs. Dr. Kildare ⓘ The Secret of Dr. Kildare ⓘ Dr. Kildare film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Young Dr. Kildare
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | classic Hollywood studio-era films ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lew Ayres ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| startTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Subject: Dr. Kildare film series Description of subject: The Dr. Kildare film series is a collection of classic American medical drama films from the late 1930s and early 1940s centered on the professional and personal challenges of a young doctor.
Referenced by (10)
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