John Archer and Margaret Lindsay |
Dr. Janet Carey (Margaret Lindsay of Club Havana) is a very busy doctor at a state-run hospital during the night shift. Ben Caldwell (Byron Palmer of Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki) is a race car driver and playboy who wants Janet to give it all up and marry him, while Dr. Herb Ellis (John Archer) seems to be carrying a torch for Janet as well. Sgt. Paul Arnold (Walter Reed) is the police liaison with the hospital and he is on hand when his son, Jimmy (James Noah), is brought in after an accident and nearly winds up in a nasty incident between father and son. There are other assorted crises and patients during one long night.
James Noah and Walter Reed |
The large cast also includes Rhodes Reason and William Boyett as traffic cops; Vera Francis as a lovely African-American nurse also named Vera; and Mary Carver, Maxine Gates, and Jan Englund as semi-hysterical patients.
Verdict: Too bad Ben Casey and Dr. Kildare don't put in an appearance. **3/4.
2 comments:
Yes, a true precursor of the still successful medical series genre...which made stars out of Chamberlain and Edwards, and also helped launch the careers of James Brolin, George Clooney and Julianna Margulies and Neil Patrick Harris!
Have a great week!
-C
You, too, Chris! As always, thanks for your comments!
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