House of Mean Gables
Host Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman
Ride with Barbara Stanwyck in an ambulance that’s on a collision course with decadent mayhem. Stanwyck gets a job as a nurse, eventually assigned to care for the children of a neglectful mom. She’s neglectful because she’s drunk and under the influence of a sadistic Clark Gable. And oh look, Joan Blondell is in this one, too. Directed by “Wild” Bill Wellman. The film is among the first rank of early 30s precodes.
Listen to this episode (46 minutes)
Show Notes
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
- Night Nurse (1931), trailer
- Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
- On disc: DVD as part of the Forbidden Hollywood #2 Collection. Highly recommended.
Next time, we’ll watch The Body Snatcher (1945)
