A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children..


Is Night Nurse worth your time today? Absolutely, if you're into the wild, unhinged energy of pre-Code Hollywood. It's a quick, sharp little thriller that just keeps moving. If you prefer your classic films a bit more proper or less chaotic, this one might make you clutch your pearls a little. But for everyone else, di...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

William A. Wellman

Bruno Ziener
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"Is Night Nurse worth your time today? Absolutely, if you're into the wild, unhinged energy of pre-Code Hollywood. It's a quick, sharp little thriller that just keeps moving. If you prefer your classic films a bit more proper or less chaotic, this one might make you clutch your pearls a little. But for everyone else, dive right in. Barbara Stanwyck plays Lora Hart, fresh out of nursing school, and boy, does she throw herself into this part. She's just got this fire from the moment she's on scre..."

Mae Madison
Charles Kenyon, Grace Perkins, Oliver H.P. Garrett
United States

