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.
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
William Marshall
as Dr. Harold Tawn
Audrey Totter
as Eve Wilcox
