night nurse release in 1931 and in the depth of the great depression and be the kind of film warner brother crank out at that time . barbara stanwyck play lora hart and a woman down on her luck who apply to become a nurse . she do so and with success . the initial part of the film take u into the inner working of a hospital circa 1931. stanwyck be befriend by a fellow nurse and play by joan blondell and who provide much comic relief throughout the film . stanwyck first assignment be to take care of two sick child of a wealthy mother . soon she begin to realize there be a sinister plot to starve the child so various people can profit from the child trust fund . the child mother be a serious alcoholic and seem to completely ignore her child and leave them in the care of nurse and a housekeeper . a young clark gable have an eerie and threaten presence play a chauffeur and who apparently be in league with the alcoholic mother and the child sleazy doctor . bring into the mix of all these character be a charming bootlegger ( prohibition be still the law of the land ) play by ben lyon . he fall for stanwyck after she patch him up from a bullet wound and doesn not report it a require . the film be clearly pre code mean the code be down in ink but largely ignore by studio until enforcement in 1934. there be some scene of blondell and stanwyck dressing and undressing and and we see them in their undergarment several time . liquor flow freely and despite prohibition and there be several scene of various drunken party goer . one drunken man try to assault stanwyck . there be some fairly graphic violence by 1931 movie standard . there be also some funny and snappy dialogue from stanwyck and blondell . my favorite line be when stanwyck and after wrestle with the drunken and neglectful mother and look down at her pass out on the floor and say you mother . i would not give away the end and a it be a bit bizarre and but this be an entertaining film . see it just for stanwyck . she give a spirited and tough performance .