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Night Nurse

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
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Barbara Stanwyck and Ben Lyon in Night Nurse (1931)
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
YOUR RATING
    • William A. Wellman
    • Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
    • Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Ben Lyon
    • Joan Blondell
    • William A. Wellman
    • Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
    • Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Ben Lyon
    • Joan Blondell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:34
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    Photos27

    Joan Blondell, Barbara Stanwyck, James Bradbury Jr., Jim Farley, Walter McGrail, and Edward J. Nugent in Night Nurse (1931)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Ben Lyon in Night Nurse (1931)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Jane Graham, and Marcia Mae Jones in Night Nurse (1931)
    Joan Blondell and Barbara Stanwyck in Night Nurse (1931)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Ben Lyon in Night Nurse (1931)
    Joan Blondell, Barbara Stanwyck, and Charles Winninger in Night Nurse (1931)
    Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Blanche Friderici, and Marcia Mae Jones in Night Nurse (1931)
    Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Blanche Friderici, and Marcia Mae Jones in Night Nurse (1931)
    Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in Night Nurse (1931)
    Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, and Marcia Mae Jones in Night Nurse (1931)
    Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in Night Nurse (1931)
    Barbara Stanwyck in Night Nurse (1931)

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Lora Hart
    Ben Lyon
    Ben Lyon
    • Mortie
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Maloney
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Nick
    Blanche Friderici
    Blanche Friderici
    • Mrs. Maxwell
    • (as Blanche Frederici)
    Charlotte Merriam
    Charlotte Merriam
    • Mrs. Ritchey
    Charles Winninger
    Charles Winninger
    • Dr. Bell
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • Eagan
    • (as Edward Nugent)
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Miss Dillon
    Ralf Harolde
    Ralf Harolde
    • Dr. Milton Ranger
    Walter McGrail
    Walter McGrail
    • The Drunk
    Robert Allen
    Robert Allen
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    James Bradbury Jr.
    James Bradbury Jr.
    • Wounded Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Farley
    Jim Farley
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Hospital Patient
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Jane Graham
    Betty Jane Graham
    • Desney Ritchey
    • (uncredited)
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Nanny Ritchey
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Lane
    Allan Lane
    • Intern
    • (uncredited)
      • William A. Wellman
      • Grace Perkins(from the novel by)
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
      • Charles Kenyon(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Originally, 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.
    • Goofs
      During 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.
    • Quotes

      Lora Hart: I'll kill the next one that says ethics to me.

      Maloney: Says you.

      Lora Hart: Yea, says me in a big way, sister.

    • Connections
      Edited into Syncopated City (1934)
    • Soundtracks
      Onward, Christian Soldiers
      (1871) (uncredited)

      Music from "St. Gertrude" by Arthur Sullivan

      Played on organ during the nurses' graduation ceremony

    User reviews62

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    Featured review
    10/10
    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.
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    • Ron Oliver
    • Feb 9, 2004

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1931 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 12 minutes
      • Black and White

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