Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
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Directors
Harold S. Bucquet
Cast
Lionel Barrymore, Philip Dorn, Donna Reed, Phil Brown, Nat Pendleton, Alma Kruger, Mary Nash, Walter Kingsford, Nell Craig, Ruth Dywer, Ava Gardner
The story
Finishing school student Marcia Bradburn has good news for her boyfriend, Roy Todwell. Her father has given his permission for their engagement. However, when she refuses to elope with him immediately, Roy inexplicably picks up a flagstone and kills his dog with it, then drives off.
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Drama, Thriller, drama film
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