gritty depression era flick and show why warner bros. be the studio of record . it tough broad here that get the lead . there stanwyck ( before her teeth be fix ) and blondell ( gum pop her way through the nurse oath ) and both try to survive grabby intern and unscrupulous doctor and murderous family and and no money . no and this isn not young doctor kildare . just compare night nurse with that sappy 1940 series for insight into what the production code do to social realism . here nurse break the law and doctor violate their oath and and unless you go along and you do not work . not exactly the professional ama image . sure and it contrive melodrama . but there be element of the real world here that would disappear from the screen for 35 year and courtesy the pc . also include be gamey one liner and mild strip scene and and a really sardonic look at motherhood and along with a very scary clark gable . for a brief period from around 1930 34 and hollywood operate with the lid off and press by audience with no work and no money and no prospect . movie like nn reflect that reality and which be and of course and too unvarnished to survive . so catch up with this neglected period when you can and especially if the movie from warner bros. and like this little gem .