Night Nurse (1931 film)

Night Nurse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
Screenplay by
Based onNight Nurse
1930 novel
by Dora Macy
Starring
CinematographyBarney McGill
Edited byEdward M. McDermott
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 8, 1931 (1931-08-08) (US)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Night Nurse is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama mystery film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell and Clark Gable. The film is based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dora Macy, the pen name of Grace Perkins.[1] The film was considered risqué at the time of its release, particularly the scenes where Stanwyck and Blondell are shown in their lingerie. Clark Gable portrays a viciously violent chauffeur who is gradually starving two little girls to death after having already purposely run over their slightly older sister with a limousine, killing her.

  1. ^ "Macy, Dora - Night Nurse". Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database. New York University. February 25, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2014. Dora Macy is a pen name for Grace Perkins. The novel was made into a film, also called Night Nurse, in 1931 by William A. Wellman, with Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Blondell, and Clark Gable.