**SPOILERS** The movie "Between Two Women" has Dr. Red Adams, Van Johnson, take over the Dr. Gillespie series with Lenny Gillespie, Lionel Barrymore, regulated to a supporting role.
Dr.Red finally gets to kiss the gorgeous Ruth Edley, Marilyn Maxwell, twice not once for the boys on the front lines in getting them over $200,000.00 that was donated in buying war bonds for Dr. Red's selfless and patriotic smooching for his country.
As for the operations that Dr. Red preformed in the film they were a piece of cake compared to his being forced, for the good of his country and the war effort,in kissing the knock you off your feet Ruth Edly. Dr. Red ended up curing nightclub singer Edna, Gloria DeHaven,from her eating disorder and Blair Hospital switchboard operator Sally,Marie Blake, from her kidney infection.
As it turned out Edna was suffering from a deep guilt complex in feeling that she was responsible for the death of fellow nightclub singer Sylvia who starved herself to death. This happened after Sylvia was fired for not showing up at work. It turned out that both her boyfriend ,who left her, and her drinking not Edna was responsible for Sylvia's untimely death.
As for Sally she thought that she was suffering from a terminal case of stomach cancer that had her go an a not so welcomed, in not eating her favorite food, diet. It was Dr. Red's diagnosis of Sally's inflamed kidney that in the end put her at ease even though the operation was anything but a walk in the park. It still took almost all of Blair General Hospital's blood supply to save Sally's life with the tireless Dr. Red and assistant Dr. Lee, Keye Luke, working around the clock to do it.
As for wise old Dr. Gillespie he turned from his medical duties to becoming a match-maker in getting Red and Ruth, mostly Red, to kiss each other. But it took almost all the money in Blair General Hospital coffers for him to finally do it!
Dr.Red finally gets to kiss the gorgeous Ruth Edley, Marilyn Maxwell, twice not once for the boys on the front lines in getting them over $200,000.00 that was donated in buying war bonds for Dr. Red's selfless and patriotic smooching for his country.
As for the operations that Dr. Red preformed in the film they were a piece of cake compared to his being forced, for the good of his country and the war effort,in kissing the knock you off your feet Ruth Edly. Dr. Red ended up curing nightclub singer Edna, Gloria DeHaven,from her eating disorder and Blair Hospital switchboard operator Sally,Marie Blake, from her kidney infection.
As it turned out Edna was suffering from a deep guilt complex in feeling that she was responsible for the death of fellow nightclub singer Sylvia who starved herself to death. This happened after Sylvia was fired for not showing up at work. It turned out that both her boyfriend ,who left her, and her drinking not Edna was responsible for Sylvia's untimely death.
As for Sally she thought that she was suffering from a terminal case of stomach cancer that had her go an a not so welcomed, in not eating her favorite food, diet. It was Dr. Red's diagnosis of Sally's inflamed kidney that in the end put her at ease even though the operation was anything but a walk in the park. It still took almost all of Blair General Hospital's blood supply to save Sally's life with the tireless Dr. Red and assistant Dr. Lee, Keye Luke, working around the clock to do it.
As for wise old Dr. Gillespie he turned from his medical duties to becoming a match-maker in getting Red and Ruth, mostly Red, to kiss each other. But it took almost all the money in Blair General Hospital coffers for him to finally do it!