Night Nurse

Night Nurse

1931 · 72 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (65 votes)
Dir. William A. Wellman · Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable, Blanche Friderici, Charlotte Merriam

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

CrimeDramaComedy

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.

VIBE

A stark, urgent pre-code drama that plunges into the grim realities of poverty and exploitation. It feels raw and unvarnished, with a palpable sense of desperation and a surprisingly sharp social edge.

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