Operation Heartbeat

Watch Movie

Operation Heartbeat

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

1969

1h 38m

0.0(0 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

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.

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Richard Bradford

Dr. Joseph Gannon

Acting

Edward G. Robinson

Dr. Lee Forestman

Acting

James Daly

Dr. Paul Lochner

Acting

Kim Stanley

Joanna Hanson

Acting

Maurice Evans

Dr. Easler

Acting

Kevin McCarthy

Clifford Coswell

Acting

J.D. Cannon

Thomas Jarris

Acting

William Windom

Raymond Hanson

Acting

Shelley Fabares

'Mike' Carter

Acting

James Shigeta

Chief Resident

Acting

William Marshall

Dr. Harold Tawn

Acting

Audrey Totter

Eve Wilcox

Acting

Angela Cartwright

Angela

Acting

Alfred Ryder

Dr. George Corlane

Acting

Robert Emhardt

Judge

Acting

Michael Evans

Dr. Dave Falconer

Acting

Jason Wingreen

Technician

Acting

Tim O'Kelly

Johnson

Acting

Herb Armstrong

Anaesthesiologist

Acting

Marianne Gordon

Sylvia Barr

Acting

Karen Norris

Marie

Acting

Don Quine

Tim Martin

Acting

Evelyn Frank

Evelyn

No Image

Acting

Mel Carter

Intern

No Image

Acting

Christopher West

Bonnie

Similar Movies

2016

The Tall Tales of Urchin

Three orphans take on a pair of snooty toffs in the Old Town Dog Show.

Movie

2015

Tech Oddity

RGB and Kidda deal with a difficult customer's infected computer from which they unwittingly unleash a virus.

Movie

2018

Crazy Block

Welcome to a typically chaotic day in the life of Bunny, as she juggles her fashion designer dreams with her day job as an apartment block superintendent.

Movie

2006

Roller Palace

Things haven't been going well for Manhattan socialite Carly Hayes. Her father is in prison, her mother is having a mid-life crisis and her personal finances are in freefall. But even on her darkest days, Carly could never see herself working at a boardwalk hotdog emporium on the Jersey Shore...or could she? Roller Palace is the result of a groundbreaking collaboration between mtvU, MSN Messenger and Boston University.

Movie

8.0

2000

Mirrorball

Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice.

Movie

1972

The Delphi Bureau

A government agent with a photographic memory is assigned to solve the disappearance of an entire fleet of old Air Force planes. Pilot for short-lived TV series

Movie

6.1

2002

Carrie

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

Movie

1975

One of Our Own

Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds, Goodwin becomes involved in a vast array of medical cases. Problems arise when a top doctor is brought in seriously injured after a car crash, and Goodwin must deal with the doctor's own personal physician who wants to avoid a scandal. At the same time Goodwin's own son is brought in with a life threatening condition. This film was the pilot for the TV series Doctor's Hospital.

Movie

1969

Deadlock

The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.

Movie

1975

Kate McShane

A flamboyant Denver lady lawyer, with the help of her father, a retired cop who does the legwork for her investigations, and her brother, a Jesuit priest and university law professor, unravels a murder case of a society woman who allegedly stabbed her husband. This was the pilot for Anne Meara's short-lived TV series.

Movie

8.3

1972

Emergency!

The pilot movie to the hit series about Los Angeles paramedics and their interaction with the fire department and hospital system.

Movie

1973

Chase

A special police unit goes after a cop-killer in this pilot film to the short-lived series.

Movie

8.3

1990

Big House Blues

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

Movie

1972

Jigsaw

In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himself accused of murder after being found unconscious in the apartment of a slain state official.

Movie

8.7

1989

Beetle Bailey

When a group of generals from the Pentagon notify General Halftrack that they want to inspect a model of the modern soldier, Beetle Bailey probably wasn't what they had in mind.

Movie

6.0

2016

Very Important House

11-year-old Frolie moves into the Very Important House and suddenly finds herself in the role of caretaker of the universe.

Movie

1969

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.

Movie

1975

The Blue Knight

In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.

Movie

3.0

2025

Psykopat

A famous illusionist challenges four participants to stay in a mysterious house for five days to win a grand prize. Though the house seems luxurious, it hides a dark past of murder. Strange events and terrifying apparitions soon reveal the true challenge. Who will make it out alive?

Movie

2015

Ziptronik Megablast

A prince aims to capture the mega relic and make his father proud by winning the game of Ziptronik Megablast.

Movie

Recommended Movies

No Recommendations Yet

We're working on finding the perfect movies for you. Check back soon!

More movies coming soon