Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
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- Approved
- 1h 15min
- Drama, Mystery
- 02 Dec 1938 (USA)
- Movie
When battered prize-fighter Lee Burke is taken to the West Side hospital, nurse Katherine MacDonald leaves her romantically-inclined patient, wealthy attorney John Dodge to take care of Burke. She discovers that Burke was doped by his...
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| Edmund Lowe | ... |
John Dodge
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| Helen Mack | ... |
Katherine MacDonald
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| Dick Foran | ... |
Lee Burke
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Judge Corrigan
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Slice Cavanaugh
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| Leon Ames | ... |
Joe Largo
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| David Oliver | ... |
Spud Williams
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Frances Robinson | ... |
Nurse
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| Clarence Muse | ... |
Tiger
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| Mark Daniels | ... |
Interne
(as Stanley Hughes)
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| Horace McMahon | ... |
Larry Carson
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| Dorothy Arnold | ... |
Secretary
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| George Chandler | ... |
Dopey
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Clyde Dilson | ... |
Ring Doctor
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| Virginia Brissac | ... |
Farlinger
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Clara Blore | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Eddy Chandler | ... |
Detective Payne (uncredited)
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| Stephen Chase | ... |
Dr. Williams (uncredited)
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| Franco Corsaro | ... |
Henri (uncredited)
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| Paul Dubov | ... |
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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| Paul Fix | ... |
Smiley, Largo's Gunman (uncredited)
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| Pat Flaherty | ... |
Dick Churchill, Burkes' Crooked Handler (uncredited)
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Desmond Gallagher | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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| William Gould | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Herbert Holcombe | ... |
Interne (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
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| Lew Kelly | ... |
Telephone Company Repo Man (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Bellhop (uncredited)
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| Alan Ladd | ... |
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Larry McGrath | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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George McKay | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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Tony Merlo | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| James C. Morton | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Jack Roper | ... |
Kid Montana (uncredited)
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Francis Sayles | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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| Frank Sheridan | ... |
Warden (uncredited)
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| Charles Sherlock | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Dr. Wood (uncredited)
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| Hayden Stevenson | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Claire Whitney | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Arthur Yeoman | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Arthur Lubin | ||
Written by
| Lester Cole | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Thomas Lennon | ... | (screenplay) (as Tom Lennon) |
| Quentin Reynolds | ... | (story "West Side Miracle") |
Produced by
| Burt Kelly | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Elwood Bredell | ||
Editing by
| Edward Curtiss | ... | (as Ed. Curtis) |
Art Direction by
| Jack Otterson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Art Department
| Charles H. Clarke | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound supervisor |
| Robert Pritchard | ... | sound technician |
Stunts
| Herbert Holcombe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Vera West | ... | costumes |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Previn | ... | musical director / composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | orchestral arrangements (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| George Thomas Jr. | ... | publicity unit writer (uncredited) |
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Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
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When battered prize-fighter Lee Burke is taken to the West Side hospital, nurse Katherine MacDonald leaves her romantically-inclined patient, wealthy attorney John Dodge to take care of Burke. She discovers that Burke was doped by his handler, Churchill, on instructions from gambler Joe Largo so the latter can win a $5000 bet from Burke's manager Slice Cavanaugh. Largo orders henchman Larry Carson to bump off Churchill to keep him from talking. Katherine talks Burke into quitting the ring and Dodge belittles the ex-boxer by getting him a job as a bellhop. Cavanaugh, desperate for money, calls Burke yellow and when Burke happens upon the scene where another Largo henchman, Smiley, has killed the manager, Burke is tried for the murder.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | FOR LOVE OF HER - THIS RICH LAWYER DEFENDED HIS "PUG" RIVAL FROM THE CHAIR...and when he lost...she accused him of the double cross! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the first movie ever shown in the Riviera Theater in Charleston, SC on January 15, 1939 See more » |