A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
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- Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
- Stars
- Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
- Stars
Blanche Friderici
- Mrs. Maxwell
- (as Blanche Frederici)
Edward J. Nugent
- Eagan
- (as Edward Nugent)
Robert Allen
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
James Bradbury Jr.
- Wounded Prisoner
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Willie Fung
- Hospital Patient
- (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham
- Desney Ritchey
- (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
- Nanny Ritchey
- (uncredited)
Allan Lane
- Intern
- (uncredited)
- Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
- Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
- Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOriginally, James Cagney was supposed to play Nick, but when The Public Enemy (1931) became a big hit, it was decided that he should no longer be relegated to supporting roles, allowing the relatively unknown Clark Gable to step in instead.
- GoofsDuring surgery, all the doctors, nurses, and observers are wearing face masks, but only their mouths are covered; their noses are sticking out above the masks. There is no point in wearing a surgical mask if the nostrils are exposed.
- ConnectionsEdited into Syncopated City (1934)
- SoundtracksOnward, Christian Soldiers
(1871) (uncredited)
Music from "St. Gertrude" by Arthur Sullivan
Played on organ during the nurses' graduation ceremony
Review
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Tough Stanwyck Drama
The young NIGHT NURSE watching two sick little girls finds herself pitted against a gang of heartless criminals.
Barbara Stanwyck is a standout in this taut little film. Independent, resourceful and tough as nails, she pits herself against the bullying authority she encounters in the hospital and the absolute evil she must confront at the bizarre private home where she is sent to work. An intelligent & spirited actress, it was roles such as this which would hasten Stanwyck into becoming one of the biggest film stars of the 1930's.
A fine cast gives Stanwyck ample support. Ben Lyon plays the free spirited bootlegger who takes a shine to Barbara. Brassy Joan Blondell portrays her worldly wise roommate. Charles Winninger brightens his few scenes as a cherubic doctor, as does Edward Nugent as a flirtatious intern. Vera Lewis is properly implacable as the stern head nurse and Blanche Frederici adds a note of strangeness as a distraught housekeeper. Not yet a star, Clark Gable is very effective as a menacing chauffeur.
Movie mavens will recognize Willie Fung as a Chinese patient & Marcia Mae Jones as the sick child who needs the milk bath--both uncredited.
The Pre-Code status of the film is readily apparent. Stanwyck & Blondell are viewed in their lingerie as often as possible and Stanwyck must suffer some mighty rough handling from various villains in the movie. Capping it all off, Barbara exits the film with her new boyfriend, an unrepentant & unpunished crook involved in everything from thievery to murder, a situation certainly not allowed just a few years later.
Barbara Stanwyck is a standout in this taut little film. Independent, resourceful and tough as nails, she pits herself against the bullying authority she encounters in the hospital and the absolute evil she must confront at the bizarre private home where she is sent to work. An intelligent & spirited actress, it was roles such as this which would hasten Stanwyck into becoming one of the biggest film stars of the 1930's.
A fine cast gives Stanwyck ample support. Ben Lyon plays the free spirited bootlegger who takes a shine to Barbara. Brassy Joan Blondell portrays her worldly wise roommate. Charles Winninger brightens his few scenes as a cherubic doctor, as does Edward Nugent as a flirtatious intern. Vera Lewis is properly implacable as the stern head nurse and Blanche Frederici adds a note of strangeness as a distraught housekeeper. Not yet a star, Clark Gable is very effective as a menacing chauffeur.
Movie mavens will recognize Willie Fung as a Chinese patient & Marcia Mae Jones as the sick child who needs the milk bath--both uncredited.
The Pre-Code status of the film is readily apparent. Stanwyck & Blondell are viewed in their lingerie as often as possible and Stanwyck must suffer some mighty rough handling from various villains in the movie. Capping it all off, Barbara exits the film with her new boyfriend, an unrepentant & unpunished crook involved in everything from thievery to murder, a situation certainly not allowed just a few years later.
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- Ron Oliver
- Feb 9, 2004
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