Monday, November 12, 2007
Larraine Day & Dr. Kildare
Some of the most enjoyable hours of my life have been spent watching reruns of old Dr. Kildare movies. These black and white films offer amusing stories brought to life by magnificent actors : Lionel Barrymore, Nell Craig, Red Skelton, Walter Kingsford, Lew Ayres and (drumroll, please) Larraine Day as Mary Lamont, Dr. Kildare's love interest and, eventually, wife. Sadly, Larraine Day has died, only a few months after her husband of 47 years (!) (she was also married to Leo Durocher of Brooklyn Dodgers fame, for 13 years). We are very lucky to have many movies of hers to watch whenever we can, all of which are delightful but none more so than the Dr. Kildares - of which there will be a marathon on TCM on November 28th (get out your Tivo's!) (most welome h/t Laura).
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