Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series.
Based on characters created by Max Brand.
The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series( 6 in all) to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare( Lew Ayres)( 8 in all) after" Dr. Kildare's Victory"( 1942).
The Overeater
The Overeater( original title:" L'Outremangeur") is a 2003 French- language film directed by Thierry Binisti and starring former footballer Éric Cantona.
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Kildare's Victory is a 1942 film directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
It stars Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore.
This was the tenth and last of the Dr. Kildare movie series.
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare is a 1938 film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Lew Ayres as Dr. James Kildare, an idealistic, freshly graduated medical intern, who benefits greatly from the wise counsel of his experienced mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie( played by Lionel Barrymore).
The film was based on a story and characters created by author Frederick Schiller Faust, writing as Max Brand.
It was the second of a total of ten films featuring the" Dr. Kildare" character, but the first made by MGM, the first starring Ayres, and the first film appearance of the Dr. Gillespie character.
The first Kildare film," Internes Ca n't Take Money"( 1937), was made by Paramount, featured Joel McCrea in the title role, and was based on an earlier Faust character and story that did not include the crusty Gillespie.
After" Internes Ca n't Take Money" failed to meet Paramount's commercial expectations, MGM acquired the rights and worked with Faust to revise the character and storyline for greater viewer appeal, including the addition of Gillespie.
" Young Doctor Kildare" introduced the regulars working at Blair, including hospital administrator Dr. Carew( Walter Kingsford), nurses Molly Byrd( Alma Kruger) and Nosey Parker( Nell Craig), orderly Conover( George H. Reed), ambulance attendant Joe Wayman( Nat Pendleton), switchboard operator Sally( Marie Blake), and Mike Ryan( Frank Orth), proprietor of Sullivan's Hospital Cafe.
Following the success of" Young Dr. Kildare", MGM went on to make a total of nine Kildare films, plus an additional six films centering on Gillespie after Kildare had been phased out.
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Ca n't Take Money is a 1937 American drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, and Stanley Ridges.
McCrea portrays Dr. Kildare in the character's first screen appearance.
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer continued the Dr. Kildare series with" Young Dr. Kildare"( 1938) starring Lew Ayres as Kildare and Laraine Day as a nurse in love with Kildare, similar to Stanwyck's role in this film.
The film was released in the United Kingdom as" You Ca n't Take Money".
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis is a 1940 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day.
Mary Lamont's( Laraine Day) financier brother Douglas Lamont( Robert Young) is subject to seizures, and it seems that he is suffering from hereditary epilepsy.
This was the sixth in the MGM series of nine Dr. Kildare, from 1938- 1942 with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare.
This was the sixth of a series of ten Dr. Kildare pictures; the first of which starred Joel McCrea as Kildare.
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case is a 1940 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet.
This was the fifth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures.
Horace MacMahon joined the cast regulars in the series as taxi driver" Foghorn" Murphy.
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare is a 1939 film in the Dr. Kildare series.
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, it stars Lew Ayres as the young Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, his mentor.
The second of MGM's series of Kildare films, it introduces Laraine Day as nurse Mary Lamont, the love of Kildare's life.
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred in the last nine.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day.
This was the fifth in the MGM series of nine Dr. Kildare, from 1938- 1942 with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare.
This was the sixth of a series of ten Dr. Kildare pictures; the first of which starred Joel McCrea as Kildare.

Question: Which film was released earlier, The Overeater or Young Dr. Kildare?
Answer: Young Dr. Kildare