This was a savvy little number that exists in the alternate universe of pre-Code. It is in no way connected to the real world, which makes it significantly more enjoyable. Bebe Daniels and the cast of nurses are are nicely naughty. The film is immoral at its core (happy ending achieved by the manipulated suicide of the mentally ill husband - not totally comfortable with that).
The highlight of the entire enterprise occurs when the madam and the head nurse discuss the challenge of keeping their "best girls" under employ. Luckily, their businesses just "...run on and on and on and on..." Viewers will recognize many great character actors in this movie. Mayo Methot (the third Mrs. Bogart), Minna Gombel from The Thin Man and The Best Years of Our Lives, the jug-earned wonder that is Vince Barnett from The Killers, and Lyle Talbot from 42nd Street, Glen or Glenda, and Plan 9 From Outer Space. (You've got to give it up to Mr. Talbot. He did not completely embarrass himself, even in Ed Wood movies. The man had a gift. Plus, he helped found the Screen Actors Guild and was a good unionist.)
The highlight of the entire enterprise occurs when the madam and the head nurse discuss the challenge of keeping their "best girls" under employ. Luckily, their businesses just "...run on and on and on and on..." Viewers will recognize many great character actors in this movie. Mayo Methot (the third Mrs. Bogart), Minna Gombel from The Thin Man and The Best Years of Our Lives, the jug-earned wonder that is Vince Barnett from The Killers, and Lyle Talbot from 42nd Street, Glen or Glenda, and Plan 9 From Outer Space. (You've got to give it up to Mr. Talbot. He did not completely embarrass himself, even in Ed Wood movies. The man had a gift. Plus, he helped found the Screen Actors Guild and was a good unionist.)
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