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Operation Heartbeat (1969)

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.

Drama TV Movie

Operation Heartbeat

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Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

as Dr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

as Dr. Lee Forestman

as Dr. Paul Lochner

as Joanna Hanson

as Clifford Coswell

as Thomas Jarris

as Raymond Hanson

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

as 'Mike' Carter

as Chief Resident

William Marshall

William Marshall

as Dr. Harold Tawn

Angela Cartwright

Angela Cartwright

as Dr. George Corlane

as Dr. Dave Falconer

as Anaesthesiologist

Marianne Gordon

Marianne Gordon

Christopher West

Christopher West

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George W. Davis

George W. Davis

Frank Glicksman

Frank Glicksman

Marvin Summerfield

Marvin Summerfield

Joseph LaShelle

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

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