Oh! What a Nurse! is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Sydney Chaplin, Patsy Ruth Miller, Gayne Whitman, Matthew Betz, Edith Yorke, and David Torrence. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 7, 1926.[2][3][4]
| Oh! What a Nurse! | |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
| Screenplay by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Story by | Bertram Bloch Robert E. Sherwood |
| Starring | Sydney Chaplin Patsy Ruth Miller Gayne Whitman Matthew Betz Edith Yorke David Torrence |
| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $211,000[1] |
| Box office | $439,000[1] |
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Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[5] newspaper cub-reporter Jerry Clark substitutes for the love expert column writer Dolly Whimple and advises June Harrison not to marry Clive Hunt. Fate compels him to impersonate Dolly and he becomes a violently pursued victim in a hurtling series of events that finally transforms him into a vivacious hurse. In this role he runs against other adventures, hs several hair breadth escapes, but finally emerges from the cross-dressing mix-up triumphant, with June engaged to marry him.
Cast
edit- Sydney Chaplin as Jerry Clark
- Patsy Ruth Miller as June Harrison
- Gayne Whitman as Clive Hunt
- Matthew Betz as Captain Ladye Kirby
- Edith Yorke as Mrs. Clark
- David Torrence as Big Tim Harrison
- Edgar Kennedy as Eric Johnson
- Raymond Wells as Mate
- Henry A. Barrows as Newspaper editor
Box office
editAccording to Warner Bros records the film earned $370,000 domestically and $69,000 foreign.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in "The William Schaefer Ledger." See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 4 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "Oh, What a Nurse (1926) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Oh, What a Nurse (1926) - Charles "Chuck" Riesner". AllMovie. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Oh! What a Nurse!". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Oh! What a Nurse!", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1112, retrieved April 2, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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