Her appearance here gives Sara Haden the distinction of having had roles in both of MGM'S longest-running and most popular film franchises. She also played the recurring character of "Aunt Milly" in the "Andy Hardy"" movies. Interestingly, Haden's final screen appearance was a guest shot on the 1960s TV series Dr. Kildare (1961).
The censors at the Hays Office requested changes to the script's discussions of pregnancy before they would approve it for production. One of the major issues they had with the script was that it explicitly included dialogue about the potential dangers of childbirth.
The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
Fourth film in MGM's long-running Dr. Kildare film franchise. Lew Ayres starred in all but the first.
A news item states the fishing sequences were shot on location at San Pedro, CA.
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By what name was The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) officially released in India in English?
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