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Secrets of a Nurse

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Secrets of a Nurse
Directed byArthur Lubin
Written by
Based onstory "West Side Miracle" by Quentin Reynolds
Produced byBurt Kelly
Starring
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 2 December 1938 (1938-12-02)
Running time
75 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$96,000[1]

Secrets of a Nurse is a 1938 American sports drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Edmund Lowe, Helen Mack, and Dick Foran.[2][3]

Universal liked the film so much, they assigned Lubin to make Forgotten Boys a film about young men facing unemployment out of college. (It appears this film was never made).[4]

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The film was based on a magazine story by Quentin Reynolds, "West Side Miracle". Universal purchased the screen rights in July 1936.[5] Arthur Lubin signed to direct in September 1938.[6] Filming started 26 September.[7][8]

Reception

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The Christian Science Monitor said it was "Abundant in negative qualities".[9]

The New York Times reviewer said it had an "Exhaustive collection of melodramatic coincidences."[10]

References

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  1. ^ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN 9780813158891.
  2. ^ Secrets of a Nurse Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 6, Iss. 61, (Jan 1, 1939): 50.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
  4. ^ Schallert, E. (1938, Nov 15). George sanders to play 'saint' role. Los Angeles Times
  5. ^ NEWS OF THE SCREEN New York Times 25 July 1936: 16.
  6. ^ NEWS OF THE SCREEN New York Times 19 Sep 1938: 16.
  7. ^ Sabu to Be 'Tough' in New Jungle Role:. Los Angeles Times 26 Sep 1938: A16.
  8. ^ "Miracle Away". Variety. 28 September 1938. p. 17.
  9. ^ Strauss and Dickens Filmed; Other Arrivals on the Screen: 'Ride a Crooked Mile' In the Minor Key The Christian Science Monitor 16 Dec 1938: 14.
  10. ^ THE SCREEN New York Times 12 Dec 1938: 26.
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