The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
91 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Oliver H.P. GarrettScreenplay
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckLora Hart
- Ben LyonMortie
- Joan BlondellMaloney
- Clark GableNick
- Blanche FridericiMrs. Maxwell
- Charlotte MerriamMrs. Ritchey
- Charles WinningerDr. Bell
- Edward NugentEagan
- Vera LewisMiss Dillon
- Ralf HaroldeDr. Milton Ranger
- Walter McGrailThe Drunk
- Betty Jane GrahamDesney Ritchey (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
bootleggerchauffeurnurseroommateschild in perilhospitalalcoholicpre-codetraineemalnutritionstarvationconcern