Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942 DVD - Lionel Barrymore / Philip Dorn

Dr. Gillespie is contacted by his old friend Emma Hope, headmistress of a prestigious girls' school, who is concerned about Roy Todwell—the young man whom one of her students, Marcia Bradburn, has been seeing. Todwell has exhibited serious bouts of violence over minor events. Working with his colleague, Dr. Gerniede, Gillespie concludes that Todwell is suffering from a serious mental illness. However, convincing Todwell's parents proves difficult, as they prefer their own physician's opinion, dismissing psychiatry as nonsense. As Todwell's condition worsens, he sets out for New York with a single goal: to kill Dr. Gillespie. Cast: - Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - Philip Dorn as Dr. John Hunter Gerniede - Donna Reed as Marcia Bradburn - Phil Brown as Roy Todwell - Nat Pendleton as Joe Wayman - Alma Kruger as Molly Byrd - Mary Nash as Emma Hope - Walter Kingsford as Dr. Walter Carew - Nell Craig as Nurse "Nosey" Parker - Ruth Tobey as Susan May "Susie" Prentiss (Marcia's roommate) - Jonathan Hale as Frank Marshall Todwell - Charles Dingle as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood - Marie Blake as Sally, receptionist - Nana Bryant as Mrs. Marshall Todwell - Eddie Acuff as Clifford Genet - Ava Gardner as Graduating Student at Miss Hope's (uncredited) Runtime: 84 minutes.