Night Nurse

1931
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1h 12m

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7.0/10

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

4.7K

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Mrs. Maxwell
(as Blanche Frederici)

Charlotte Merriam

Mrs. Ritchey

Charles Winninger

Dr. Bell

Edward J. Nugent

Eagan
(as Edward Nugent)

Vera Lewis

Miss Dillon

Ralf Harolde

Dr. Milton Ranger

Walter McGrail

The Drunk

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)

Director
- William A. Wellman
Writers
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Trivia
The $56 per week the nurse-trainees earn is equal to more than $1,000 in 2022.

Goofs
When Dr. Bell tells Lora that Nanny needs a blood transfusion, she replies her blood type is "4A". There is no "4A" blood type, only O, A, B. and AB. However, according to Laboratory Medicine (Volume 9, NO. 1, January 1978), "In 1935, there were several nomenclatures being used to describe the blood system now known as ABO." Therefore, it is possible that, in 1931 in that location, a different blood type terminology was being used.

Quotes
Lora Hart: Who are you?
Nick, the Chauffeur: I'm Nick... the chauffeur.

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

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7/10

Stanwyck Stands Out in a Pre-Code Murder Plot Melodrama with a Sinister Gable

This tense 1931 melodrama stars a very young Barbara Stanwyck in the title role as Lora Hart assigned to take care of the two young daughters in a wealthy family. However, she uncovers a plot hatched by their alcoholic mother to kill the girls in order to steal their trust funds with the assistance of a nasty chauffeur and a corrupt doctor. Directed by William Wellman, the movie features several risqué moments with Stanwyck and pal Joan Blondell dressing and undressing in their uniforms, as well as moments of unexpected violence. Again, Clark Gable shows up in a sinister role as the chauffeur and slaps Stanwyck around with convincing malevolence. While I prefer her work in 1933's "Baby Face" on Volume One, no one shined more than Stanwyck in these pre-code films since her non-nonsense manner was a perfect fit for the era's candor and directness.