A hospital nurse is recruited by the police to watch a household where a suspicious death has occurred.A hospital nurse is recruited by the police to watch a household where a suspicious death has occurred.A hospital nurse is recruited by the police to watch a household where a suspicious death has occurred.
Allan Lane
- Herbert Wynn
- (scenes deleted)
Nigel De Brulier
- Coroner James A. Clemp
- (as Nigel de Brulier)
Lucien Littlefield
- Henderson
- (scenes deleted)
Stanley Blystone
- First Police Guard
- (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
- Police Dispatcher
- (uncredited)
Davison Clark
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
- Charles 'Charlie' Elliott
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe novel upon which this film is based was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post from 2 January to 13 February 1932.
- GoofsWhen Nurse Adams is attacked, she starts screaming very loudly and then the screaming goes silent when she faints. But on the next immediate shot which is of the cops running up the stairs; she can still hear her loud screams. Then on the following shot when the cops find her, she is just starting to slowly regain consciousness.
- Quotes
Nurse Adams, aka Miss Pinkerton: Here's a dollar, keep the change.
Taxi Driver: There is no change.
Nurse Adams, aka Miss Pinkerton: Then we're even.
- ConnectionsReferenced in American Dad!: The American Dad After School Special (2006)
Featured review
"If you think it's any fun having a Frankensteen leap at you every ten minutes, you're badly mistaken."
Nurse Joan Blondell is bored with the humdrum goings-on at the hospital where she works. So when offered a little excitement by helping the police with a murder investigation, she jumps at the chance. Pleasant old dark house mystery with a little bit of comedy added to the mix. Joan's wonderful, as she always was in the '30s. Pretty, funny, immensely likable. Very fetching in that nurse uniform. She's one of the most underrated stars of her era. She's got nice support here from George Brent in an early role and many fine character actors like Holmes Herbert and C. Henry Gordon. Also Elizabeth Patterson (Miss Trumbull from I Love Lucy) plays the old lady Blondell is assigned to take care of. Well-directed by Lloyd Bacon with some nicely-framed shots and some spooky use of wind and shadows. The film ends in such a way one might think this was the first of a series. Unfortunately, that's not the case and there were no sequels.
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- utgard14
- Apr 7, 2014
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- Gospodjica Pinkerton
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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