Crime ·Drama ·Comedy · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 12m

Night Nurse

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Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Lora Hart Ben Lyon as Mortie Joan Blondell as Maloney Clark Gable as Nick Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Maxwell Charlotte Merriam as Mrs. Ritchey
Crew
Barney McGill — Director of Photography Edward M. McDermott — Editor Oliver H.P. Garrett — Screenplay Grace Perkins — Novel Earl Luick — Costume Design
Tagline

Tells the Naked Truth About Happenings in the Dead of Night!

Synopsis

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

Mood & Themes
bootleggerchauffeurnurseroommateschild in perilhospitalalcoholicpre-codetraineemalnutritionstarvationconcern
Key Collaborators
William A. Wellman Director Barney McGill Director of Photography Edward M. McDermott Editor Oliver H.P. Garrett Screenplay Grace Perkins Novel Earl Luick Costume Design
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