Secrets of a Nurse 85 years old
A STARTLING CONFESSION THAT COULD SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVED...BUT HER PROFESSIONAL PLEDGE SWORE HER TO SILENCE!
This Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin Reynolds. This story in turn was ostensibly based on a true incident, in which a gangster "returned from the dead" to save an innocent young man from the electric chair. The nurse of the film's title is Katharine McDonald, who falls in love with her prizefighter-patient Lee Burke as he recovers from a beating received in a fixed prizefight. Katharine must fend off the advances of criminal attorney John Dodge, another patient who also loves her and becomes jealous of Lee. But when Lee is framed for the murder of his disgruntled manager, Slice, by a henchman of the fight-fix leader, Joe Largo, Dodge takes on his defense and works with Katherine to discover the real killer. Convicted and sentenced to death, Burke is about to walk the "last mile", as Katharine encourages mortally wounded Largo to a deathbed confession.
Credits
Secrets of a Nurse Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmund Lowe He was 48, 81 years old when he died | as John Dodge |
| Dick Foran He was 28, 69 years old when he died | as Killer Lee Burke |
| Helen Mack She was 25, 72 years old when she died | as Katherine MacDonald |
| Paul Hurst He was 35, now 50 years old | as Slice Cavanaugh |
| Samuel S. Hinds He was 63, 73 years old when he died | as Judge Corrigan |
Secrets of a Nurse Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Quentin Reynolds as Story. He was 36 (62) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lester Cole as Screenplay. He was 34 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Arthur Lubin as Director. He was 40 (96) years old when He died | Directing |
Secrets of a Nurse (85 years)
A STARTLING CONFESSION THAT COULD SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVED...BUT HER PROFESSIONAL PLEDGE SWORE HER TO SILENCE!
- Release day: Friday, December 02, 1938
- Runtime: 75 minutes