 The Dr. Kildare series actually began at Paramount Pictures with a 1937 release, Interns Can't Take Money, with Joel McRae as the title character, Dr. James Kildare, and Barbara Stanwyck as his love interest. The following year, MGM took over the series, and Lou Ayers was cast as Kildare, with Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie.