Operation Heartbeat

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.

Cast

Richard Bradford

as Dr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson

as Dr. Lee Forestman

James Daly

as Dr. Paul Lochner

Kim Stanley

as Joanna Hanson

Maurice Evans

as Dr. Easler

Kevin McCarthy

as Clifford Coswell

J.D. Cannon

as Thomas Jarris

William Windom

as Raymond Hanson

Shelley Fabares

as 'Mike' Carter

James Shigeta

as Chief Resident

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