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Oh! What a Nurse!

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Oh! What a Nurse!
Lobby card
Directed byCharles Reisner
Screenplay byDarryl F. Zanuck
Story byBertram Bloch
Robert E. Sherwood
StarringSydney Chaplin
Patsy Ruth Miller
Gayne Whitman
Matthew Betz
Edith Yorke
David Torrence
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 7, 1926 (1926-03-07)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$211,000[1]
Box office$439,000[1]
Oh! What a Nurse! ad in Motion Picture News, 1926

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]

Plot

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As 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.

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Box office

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $370,000 domestically and $69,000 foreign.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Oh, What a Nurse (1926) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson. "Oh, What a Nurse (1926) - Charles "Chuck" Riesner". AllMovie. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Oh! What a Nurse!". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  5. ^ 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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