Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.
Cast
Robert Young
as Marcus Welby
James Brolin
as Steven Kiley
Anne Baxter
as Myra Sherwood
Susan Strasberg
as Tina Sawyer
Lew Ayres
as Dr. Andrew Swanson
Tom Bosley
as Tiny Baker
Pete Duel
as Lew Sawyer
Sheila Larken
as Sandy Welby
Mercer Harris
as Ray Wells
Penny Santon
as Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez
