By 1944, the Dr. Kildare series was running out of juice, as Three Men in White demonstrates. There's very little in the way of inspiration here, certainly not from director Willis Goldbeck or writers Martin Berkeley and Harry Ruskin. Indeed, the screenplay is particularly weak, the kind of affair that seems to have been put together with spit and glue over a long weekend. The dialogue is weak, the plot is perfunctory and predictable, and the character development is paper thin. However, Three Men does have the benefit of an appealing and likeable cast. Lionel Barrymore is in typical "gruff" mode, and while he certainly is overplaying, trying to steal every scene he can get his hands on, he's a lot of fun to watch. A young Van Johnson is handsome and incorruptible, Marilyn Maxwell is beautiful and tempting and, in a small part, Ava Gardner is simply gorgeous. Keye Luke's work is a bit tame, but he manages to hold up his end of things. Very much a programmer, Three Men's cast makes it pleasant enough viewing.