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War Nurse

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Original title

War Nurse

Year

1930

Running time

79 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edgar Selwyn

Screenwriter

Becky Gardiner, Joseph Farnham

Cast

Cinematography

Charles Rosher (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama. Romance. War

Synopsis

War Nurse was based on the anonymous memoirs of an American nurse who served with the French Army during WWI. Since the nurse's recollections included several sexual episodes, the book gained a degree of notoriety, and it was assumed that the material was too "hot" to be adapted to film. But MGM scriveners Becky Gardiner and Joe Farnham managed to retain the spirit of the original novel while still remaining safely within the boundaries of Hollywood censorship. Broadway actress June Walker starred as the title character, here named Babs, whose many romances are crystallized into a single passionate affair with downed aviator Wally (Robert Montgomery) and a less-serious entanglement with a married officer named Robin (Robert Ames). Perhaps to atone for the "sins" of the original novelist, Anita Page appears as Babs' friend Joy, who comes to a sad end after being betrayed by Robin, who likewise dies an unpleasant death. War Nurse failed to make back its $600,000 budget, whereupon June Walker, who wasn't too keen on movies anyway, returned to the stage.

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War Nurse

1930

Edgar Selwyn