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Nurse on Wheels

  • 1963
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
617
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Nurse on Wheels (1963)
ComedyRomance

Young nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural v... Read allYoung nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural village setting.Young nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural village setting.

  • Director
    • Gerald Thomas
  • Writers
    • John Burke
    • Norman Hudis
  • Stars
    • Juliet Mills
    • Ronald Lewis
    • Joan Sims
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    617
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writers
      • John Burke
      • Norman Hudis
    • Stars
      • Juliet Mills
      • Ronald Lewis
      • Joan Sims
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Juliet Mills
    Juliet Mills
    • Joanna Jones
    Ronald Lewis
    Ronald Lewis
    • Henry Edwards
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Deborah Walcott
    Noel Purcell
    Noel Purcell
    • Abel Worthy
    Esma Cannon
    Esma Cannon
    • Mrs. Jones
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • Vicar
    Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    • Miss Farthingale
    Norman Rossington
    Norman Rossington
    • George Judd
    Ronald Howard
    Ronald Howard
    • Dr. Harold Golfrey
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Mrs. Wood
    Renee Houston
    Renee Houston
    • Mrs. Beacon
    Jim Dale
    Jim Dale
    • Tim Taylor
    George Woodbridge
    George Woodbridge
    • Mr. Beacon
    David Horne
    David Horne
    • Dr. Golfrey Senior
    Deryck Guyler
    Deryck Guyler
    • Driving Examiner
    Barbara Everest
    Barbara Everest
    • Nurse Merrick
    Brian Rawlinson
    Brian Rawlinson
    • Policeman
    Amanda Reiss
    • Ann Taylor
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writers
      • John Burke
      • Norman Hudis
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    User reviews17

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    david-697

    Enjoyable light comedy-drama.

    This type of movie played a major part of my childhood/early 'teens. During the school holidays (or when ever I was off ill during term time), there was always an old black and white movie playing on Monday and Friday afternoons.

    Sometimes a thriller or a war movie, most of the time a comedy, all of them 'forgotten' movies such as this one.

    Re-watching 'Nurse On Wheels' after almost twenty years a few things become obvious. The most important being that, despite what some marketing people have tried to do recently, this isn't a 'Carry On' movie under a different name. The humour is more gentle and sentimental (though the movie ends with a variation on 'Carry On Nurse's famous 'daffodil gag') and comes across as a slightly more serious 'Doctor' movie. In fact parts of it verge on comedy-drama, for example Raymond Huntley's Vicar is no comedy eccentric, but a man going through a crisis of faith (or simply compare Jim Dale's comic turn as an expectant father in 'Carry On Cabby', with his more serious role in this).

    Once again Juliet Mills lights up the screen, proving to have genuine screen presence and she is backed by a typically strong cast of familiar British faces. Not a movie to watch for belly laughs, but a pleasant, charming movie that they really do not make any more.
    7hitchcockthelegend

    Such quaint times have sadly passed.

    Nurse on wheels is directed by Gerald Thomas and adapted to screenplay by Norman Hudis from the novel Nurse Is a Neighbour written by Joana Jones. It stars Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, Joan Sims, Noel Purcell, Esma Cannon, Raymond Huntley, Athene Seyler and Norman Rossington. Music is by Eric Rogers and photography by Alan Hume.

    With much of the production team and some of the same actors coming from the British institution that is the Carry On series of films, Nurse on Wheels has been marketed over the years as being an unofficial Carry On movie. Even the Region 2 DVD release proudly proclaims that it is "funnier than Carry On Nurse" (1959), while the back of the cover wrongly states that folk legends like Sid James and Charles Hawtrey also star in the movie! It certainly feels like a Carry on movie in production terms, from Eric Rogers' musical score to the characterisations on show, it carry's the same attributes. What it doesn't have, however, is the bawdy nature and dialogue innuendos so firmly ensconced in Carry On lore.

    Nurse on Wheels is a throw back to a quaint time in British cinema, where comedy structure was simple and the actors enjoyed their work. The plot takes young new District Nurse Joana Jones (Mills) into the village of Blandley (hee hee), where she has the unenviable task of replacing the previous, older and much trusted, nurse of the village. Not only does she have to put up with gossip and suspicion, but also the attentions of red blooded males; some unwanted, one other encouraged. It holds absolutely no surprises and the comedy, even with the odd slapstick moment, is as gentle and harmless as it gets. With its eccentric characters, a sweet affecting backdrop of village life and all round warm glow, it's perfect afternoon viewing for the family really. The stalwart cast are faultless, with Mills utterly lovely and Cannon lighting the screen up with another of her jumping-bean performances. While Gerald Thomas was a good pro, and here he once again proves to be unobtrusive with his direction.

    It's more about putting a smile on your face and a glow in your belly than splitting your sides, and there's nothing wrong with that. 7/10
    bob the moo

    Reasonably enjoyable fare with a nice comic tone and an OK story

    Nurse Joanna Jones finally passes her driving test and thus is eligible to take the job as District Nurse in a small country village. When she manages to get to her new location with her dotty mother in tow, she finds that she has got to fill the very large shoes of her predecessor Nurse Merrick. Settling into her job, Jones gets to know the eccentric set of patients she has to deal with – not to mention the attractive Dr Golfrey and the embittered local vicar.

    Modern packaging and marketing of this film would have you believe that it is part of the Carry On series but even a viewing of the first 15 minutes will tell you that, other than Joan Sims, this has very little in common with Carry On Nurse (which was of the similar period). Instead of the freewheeling irreverence of that series this is much more structured and actually a mix of a light humour with a reasonable story. This is not to say that it is brilliant of course, because it is a fairly unremarkable affair although it is enjoyable if you meet it on its own terms. The humour is consistently gentle but does coax out some laughs while producing an amusing tone throughout, it isn't hilarious of course but I quite liked it and did find it a bit more refined than the other Nurse film (although it does have some similar joking, including a "bottom" joke at the end that is reminiscent of Nurse's famous daffodil conclusion).

    The cast are quite pleasing and they seem to take to the relaxed tone of the material easier than the rather forced "wackiness" of the Carry On films. Mills is pretty and pitches it well in the lead role, but many of her scenes are stolen from her by Cannon's wonderfully comic dotty mother. Support features some good turns from Sims, Dale and a few others but I must admit that I wasn't overly taken by Howard as Dr Golfrey.

    Overall this is an enjoyable film even if it isn't anything special and is never hilarious at any point. The cast do well with the tone of the material and the film delivers a consistent good humour within a story that is well enough structured to stand up better than some of the Carry On films that did feel a bit like a collection of sketches at times.
    BOUF

    Sweet, old fashioned and very low budget episodic comedy; with lots of ham and some charm

    Underneath the opening credits of this gentle, old-fashioned (even when it was made) corny comedy, we see Juliet Mills riding her bike through a provincial town. She looks very nervous; probably because she knew there'd only be one take, and that there were no safety measures. The producers of this British relic (I don't mean Ms Mills) were known for their cheese-paring parsimony. It shows in the lighting set-ups and the straightforward, episodic storytelling. That's not to say that Gerald Thomas didn't know how to tell a story. He had plenty of practice. He also knew that the host of tried and true character actors who populate this mild comedy, were prone to hamming outrageously if given the chance; he gave them the chance and they don't disappoint - with the exception of Mr Huntley and Ms Seyler, who are restrained. The handsome (and, film-wise, under-used, for health reasons, I understand) Ronald Lewis stars as the nurse's love interest; and Ms Mills, in her professional English way is a very charming nurse. I thought it very light when I first saw it at the Regal cinema, in Putney, in South London. Even then I was surprised it scraped in as a main feature. I expect it had some pretty strong support - a western perhaps, in colour. Nowadays Nurse on Wheels seems almost amateurish; but if you like those thesps of yore, check it out. They're the main attraction.
    6malcolmgsw

    The Great Esme Cannon

    She gets more screen time here than in most of her films and she grasps the opportunity with both hands.She is splendidly dithering.She reminds me of Billie Burke who played dithering matrons in Hollywood. Much of this film is familiar stuff.It looks as if Norman Hudis has taken the driving lesson sequence from Please Turn Over.Nevertheless it is still entertaining.

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    • Trivia
      Joan Sims was originally cast in the title role but put on weight before production started. Producer Peter Rogers recast the part with Juliet Mills but offered Sims any other role for a higher salary, and she chose the part of Deborah, the vicar's daughter.
    • Goofs
      The wild car journey is split into two parts, apparently a reel is in the wrong order.
    • Quotes

      [last lines: Dr Golfrey pulls back the bed clothes to show Abel Worthy lying with a toilet seat stuck to his posterior]

      Dr. Golfrey Senior: Well, girl. What's the matter with you? Never come across anything like that before?

      Joanna Jones: Oh yes, doctor, but never framed!

    • Connections
      Referenced in True Jackson, VP: Ryan on Wheels (2008)

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    • Release date
      • January 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • What a Carry On: Nurse on Wheels
    • Filming locations
      • King Edward VII Hospital, St. Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK(Joanna leaves the hospital on her bicycle to take her driving test)
    • Production company
      • Peter Rogers Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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