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  • Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
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    75 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
Approved
75 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport

When battered prize-fighter Lee Burke is taken to the West Side hospital, nurse Katherine MacDonald leaves her romantically-inclined patient, wealthy attorney John Dodge to take care of Burke. She discovers that Burke was doped by his ...See moreWhen battered prize-fighter Lee Burke is taken to the West Side hospital, nurse Katherine MacDonald leaves her romantically-inclined patient, wealthy attorney John Dodge to take care of Burke. She discovers that Burke was doped by his handler, Churchill, on instructions from gambler Joe Largo so the latter can win a $5000 bet from Burke's manager Slice Cavanaugh. Largo orders henchman Larry Carson to bump off Churchill to keep him from talking. Katherine talks Burke into quitting the ring and Dodge belittles the ex-boxer by getting him a job as a bellhop. Cavanaugh, desperate for money, calls Burke yellow and when Burke happens upon the scene where another Largo henchman, Smiley, has killed the manager, Burke is tried for the murder. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Lester Cole (screenplay) | Thomas Lennon (screenplay) (as Tom Lennon) | Quentin Reynolds (story "West Side Miracle")
Cinematographer
Editor
Edward Curtiss (as Ed. Curtis)
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Dec 2, 1938 (United States)

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44 cast members
Name Known for
Edmund Lowe
John Dodge John Dodge   See fewer
Helen Mack
Katherine MacDonald Katherine MacDonald   See fewer
Dick Foran
Lee Burke Lee Burke   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Corrigan Judge Corrigan   See fewer
Paul Hurst
Slice Cavanaugh Slice Cavanaugh   See fewer
Leon Ames
Joe Largo Joe Largo   See fewer
David Oliver
Spud Williams Spud Williams   See fewer
Mark Daniels
Interne (as Stanley Hughes) Interne (as Stanley Hughes)   See fewer
Horace McMahon
Larry Carson Larry Carson   See fewer
Dorothy Arnold
Secretary Secretary   See fewer
Clyde Dilson
Ring Doctor Ring Doctor   See fewer
Virginia Brissac
Farlinger Farlinger   See fewer
Clara Blore
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Police Sergeant (uncredited) Police Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Detective Payne (uncredited) Detective Payne (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Chase
Dr. Williams (uncredited) Dr. Williams (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Corsaro
Henri (uncredited) Henri (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Dubov
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Finn
Man on Street (uncredited) Man on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Fix
Smiley, Largo's Gunman (uncredited) Smiley, Largo's Gunman (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
Dick Churchill, Burkes' Crooked Handler (uncredited) Dick Churchill, Burkes' Crooked Handler (uncredited)   See fewer
Desmond Gallagher
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Holcombe
Interne (uncredited) Interne (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Kelly
Telephone Company Repo Man (uncredited) Telephone Company Repo Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Ladd
Hospital Orderly (uncredited) Hospital Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry McGrath
Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Merlo
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
James C. Morton
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Roper
Kid Montana (uncredited) Kid Montana (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Sayles
Jury Foreman (uncredited) Jury Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Sheridan
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Dr. Wood (uncredited) Dr. Wood (uncredited)   See fewer
Hayden Stevenson
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire Whitney
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Yeoman
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
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