''Private Nurse'' is a 1941 American

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directed by David Burton and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars

Jane Darwell Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard; October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than 100 major movies spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best remembered for her p ...

, Brenda Joyce,

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, Robert Lowery, Ann E. Todd and Kay Linaker. The film was released on August 22, 1941, by

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Plot

A nurse gets hired to take care of a gangster's daughter whose mother recently died. However, the daughter does not know that her father is a gangster nor that her mother is actually alive. The nurse has to be the one to deliver the truth.

Cast

as Miss Adams * Brenda Joyce as Mary Malloy *

as John Winton * Robert Lowery as Henry Hoyt * Ann E. Todd as Barbara Winton * Kay Linaker as Helene * Frank Sully as Eddie * Ferike Boros as Mrs. Sarah Goldberg *

Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films from 1916 to 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Early y ...

as Flower Shop Manager * Leonard Carey as Smitty *

Clara Blandick Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress who portrayed Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). As a character actress, ...

as Miss Phillips *Myra Marsh as Miss Sheaffer *

George Chandler George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television ...

as Messenger Boy *Steve O'Brien as Messenger Boy

References

External links

* 1941 films 20th Century Fox films American drama films 1941 drama films Films directed by David Burton American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub