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Night Nurse

Year:

1931

Duration:

72 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

William A. Wellman

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1931-08-08

Filming Locations: Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Barbara Stanwyck

Night Nurse

Ben Lyon

Mortie

Joan Blondell

Maloney

Clark Gable

Nick

Blanche Friderici

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. 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)

Betty May

Nurse Bryan (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Mortie's Pal (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

Archie - Father-to-Be (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

Woman Wanting Screen for Son's Bed (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In an earlier draft of the script, intern Eagan planted the skeleton in a baby carriage, not Lora's bed. The startled Laura dropped the baby she was holding, with tragic results. Eagan admitted to his guilt and was fired from the hospital. However, the sequence was changed to the one which is now appears in the film.

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Ben Lyon and wife Bebe Daniels leased William A. Wellman and his wife a house that they occupied during the course of shooting.

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James Cagney was originally supposed to play Nick, but when The Public Enemy (1931) became a big hit, it was decided that he should no longer be relegated to supporting roles, allowing the relatively unknown Clark Gable to step in instead.

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Goofs

When Lora holds up the thank you note from Mortie, the position of her hands completely changes between the closeup of the note and the shot of Lora holding it.

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During the surgery scene, all the doctors, nurses, and observers are wearing face masks but only their mouths are covered. Their noses are sticking out above the masks. There is no point in wearing a surgical mask if the nostrils are exposed.

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Quotes

Mrs. Ritchey: I'm a dipsomaniac, and I'm proud of it, you mean.

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Mrs. Ritchey: Don't be sore big boy. Where are you going?

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Lora Hart: I'll kill the next one that says ethics to me.

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