Movie: Operation Heartbeat

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Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford

Dr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson

Dr. Lee Forestman

James Daly
James Daly

Dr. Paul Lochner

Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley

Joanna Hanson

Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans

Dr. Easler

Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy

Clifford Coswell

J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon

Thomas Jarris

William Windom
William Windom

Raymond Hanson

Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares

'Mike' Carter

James Shigeta
James Shigeta

Chief Resident

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    Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.

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    1969-04-17

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    A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.

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