''The Young Nurses'' is a 1973 film directed by

Clint Kimbrough Louis Lacy Clinton Kimbrough (March 8, 1933 – April 9, 1996) was an actor from the United States. Early life Kimbrough was born in Oklahoma City, to parents Fred and Lucinda (Yoakum) Kimbrough. After his birth, his family moved to Allen, Oklah ...

. It was the fourth in the popular "nurses" cycle for

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, starting with '' The Student Nurses'' (1970).

Plot

Three sexy, female health care workers expose a drug ring that is operating from inside a big city hospital.

Cast

Jeane Manson Jeane Manson (born Jean Ann Manson on October 1, 1950) is an American model, singer, and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her first name was changed from "Jean" to "Jeane" because, as all of her career was in France after 1974, the French would h ...

as Kitty *Ashley Porter as Joanne *Angela Elayne Gibbs as Michelle *Zack Taylor as Donahue *Jack La Rue Jr. as Ben *

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as Fairbanks *

Allan Arbus Allan Franklin Arbus (February 15, 1918 – April 19, 2013) was an American actor and photographer. He was the former husband of photographer Diane Arbus. He is known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the CBS television series ...

as Krebs *

Mary Doyle Mary Doyle (July 21, 1931 – June 8, 1995) was an American theatre actress who also appeared on TV between 1956 and 1982. Early life and career Doyle was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the younger sister of actor David Doyle. She a ...

as Nurse Dockett *

Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 fi ...

as Woman at Clinic *

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as Chemist * Dick Miller as Cop *

Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films. E ...

as Old Man (as ‘Man Tan Moreland’) * Samuel Fuller as Doc Haskell

Critical reception

Critic Nathaniel Thompson wrote in his review for

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that the film "feels more like an intended

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vehicle as Michelle (Cleopatra Jones' Angela Elayne Gibbs) juggles her time ..between her nursing job and taking care of the drug dealers who are destroying her friends and neighborhood," and "the other storylines are far less interesting, with Kitty (Jeane Manson) and Joanne (Ashley Porter) getting a grip on a boat racing competition and the best way to wriggle out of their tight nurse uniforms." Writing in ''

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'', critic Budd Wilkins noted that director "Kimbrough brings a solid televisual style to the film, though the story’s nothing more than boilerplate," and "if you’ve ever wanted to see ctorFuller kneed in the nuts and then shanked with a syringe, here’s your chance."

References

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* 1970s exploitation films 1973 films American exploitation films 1970s English-language films New World Pictures films Medical-themed films Films produced by Julie Corman Films about nurses 1970s American films {{exploitation-film-stub

Plot

Cast

Critical reception

See also

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