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.
Directed by William A. Wellman
bootlegger
chauffeur
nurse
roommates
child in peril
hospital
alcoholic
pre-code
trainee
malnutrition
starvation
concern
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Lora Hart
Ben Lyon
Mortie
Joan Blondell
Maloney
Clark Gable
Nick
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Maxwell
Charlotte Merriam
Mrs. Ritchey
Charles Winninger
Dr. Bell
Edward Nugent
Eagan
Vera Lewis
Miss Dillon
Ralf Harolde
Dr. Milton Ranger
Walter McGrail
The Drunk
Betty Jane Graham
Desney Ritchey (uncredited)
Crew
William A. Wellman
Director
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Screenplay
Popular Reviews
24 reviews
Maranda
6.0★ · 02/03/26
A ringing endorsement for milk baths I guess
A ringing endorsement for milk baths I guess
Corey
7.0★ · 01/03/26
Even as green as she was with about ten films under her belt, Barbara Stanwyck steals the show in this gripping tale of a nurse unable to turn a blind eye.
Even as green as she was with about ten films under her belt, Barbara Stanwyck steals the show in this gripping tale of a nurse unable to turn a blind eye.
Abby D
no one mourns the wicked
no one mourns the wicked
Nina
6.0★ · 05/09/25
clrk gble jumpscare
clrk gble jumpscare
Braunylad
5.0★ · 03/29/25
Can't we just give this movie a milk bath. It might help.
Can't we just give this movie a milk bath. It might help.
