Registered Nurse (Warner Bros.) (1934)

“Registered Nurse” Side of Hospitals “Registered Nurse,” the First National picture which comes to the’... . Pheatré on... .; 18 said to be a romantic drama of hospital life with an entirely new twist. Based on the story by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr., it deals with the love life of the nurses and doctors in a great metropolitan hospital rather than with the more sombre or technical side of such an institution. Only two patients come prominently into the picture and these supply the laughable incidents in a story that leans more to thrilling melodrama than to comedy. One of these is a promoter ot wrestling bouts and the ovher the keeper of a disorderly place, each ot whom is taken to the hospital against his will after having been battered up in a free for all fight. Bebe Daniels enacts the teatured role, that of a _ beautiful woman who turns to _ nursing after her marital life has proven a failure. ‘The romance of the picture centers about this nurse, for while other nurses have love affairs, Bebe is the one over whom the two leading surgeons of the institution become rivals. Lyle ‘Yalbot and John Halliday are the two surgeons, ‘Talbot the unscrupulous doctor to whom love is a thing of passing moment, while Halliday has a sincere affection for his nurse. Irene Franklin, recently in pictures, but long famous on the stage, has the part of the “Madame” who does not hesitate to break the legs of her visitors when they get obstreperous while Sidney ‘Toler is the wrestling promoter upon whom she wreaked her wrath. Gordon Westcott has the role of Bebe’s irresponsible husband who wrecks her life and later atones for it by taking his own. Other nurses whose lives and loves are more or less intertwined with that of the chief character include Minna Gombell, Beulah Bondi, Mayo Methot, Renee Whitney and Virginia Sale. Other players include Phillip Reed, Ronnie Cosby, Ed Gargan, Gordon Elliott and George Humbert. ‘There are many stirring incidents with snappy dialogue by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne, authors of the screen play. Robert Florey directed. Halliday Has First Romantic Lead in “Registered Nurse” No more “big bad wolf” roles for John Halliday. Not in First National pictures at least. For the first time since he went to Hollywood, he was allowed to lay aside his suave, insinuating villainies and play the role of a devoted lover in “Registered Nurse,” now showing at the. . ‘Theatre. Halliday is the chief surgeon in the hospital in which Bebe Daniels is a nurse, and the rival of another doctor, Lyle Talbot, for her love. Halliday and Talbot share! honors as Bebe’s masculine leads, with ‘Talbot playing the villain: role as the unscrupulous surgeon to whom love is merely a passing fancy. The picture deals with the glowing romance of a nurse in a metropolitan hospital and is based on the drama by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr. Others in the cast include Irene Franklin, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott, Renee Whitney, Minna Gombell, Beulah Bondi, Vince Barnett, Phillip Reed and Mayo Methot. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne. Page Ten Presents Romantic — Bebe Daniels, Gordon Westcott and Phillip Reed in a scene from First National’s “Registered Nurse.” The setting of this human story is in a big city hospital where the loves, dramas and little comedies of such an institution are enacted. Lyle Talbot and John Halliday are in the cast of this film. Talbot Has Played Doctor So Often He May Study Science Portraying the role of a young physician has fallen so often to Lyle Talbot, who is again cast for a doctor’s part playing opposite Bebe Daniels in “Registered Nurse,” the First National picture that opens in the .... Theatre on... ., that the young actor is seriously considering studying for the profession and hanging out his shingle. LYLE TALBOT appearing in “REGISTERED NURSE” at the Strand Mat No. 3 10c After playing the part of a physician in “Mary Stevens, M. D.,” which starred Kay Francis, Talbot met with an automobile accident that confined him to a Los Angeles hospital for several weeks, where he received intensive training in the routine of these institutions. Immediately after recovering he was east in “Mandalay,” again opposite Kay Francis, and once more in the role of a doctor. Now he is a surgeon in “Registered Nurse,” playing opposite Bebe Daniels, a nurse with whom he is very much in love. ‘The picture is a romance of hospital life, and is based on the thrilling drama by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr. Others in the cast include John Halliday, Irene Franklin, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott and Minna Gombell. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne. Mat No. 4—80c soe Actresses Attend School for Nurses for Hospital Film How many ladies know how to take a patient’s temperature with a Clinical thermometer? Neither did Bebe Daniels and her fellow players who comprise the staff of nurses in the hospital which is the scene of the First National production, “Registered Nurse,” which comes to the... . Vheatre‘one... 1 Since taking temperatures is an important part of a nurse’s regular hospital routine, and because Director Robert Florey is a stickler for correctness of detail, he organized a class in temperature-taking on the set, the first day the picture went into production, with Doctor MacWilliams, resident first aid physician at the studio, in charge. The “pupils” were Bebe Daniels,s Minna Gombell, Beulah Bondi, Mayo Methot and Renee Whitney. To the actresses’ credit, be it said, by the time Cameraman Sid Hickox and his assistants had their lights lined up for the first shot of the morning, Bebe and her coadjutors were letter-perfect in the fine art of finding out whether a patient was running a fever or not. The picture deals with the glowing romance of a nurse and is based on the drama by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr. Others in the cast include Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, Irene Franklin, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott and Phillip Reed. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne. How Is This Title for New Film Song? “How Far Would a Goldfish ‘Travel If He Swam in a Straight Line?” is the title of an original song warbled by Vince Barnett in “Registered Nurse,” the First National production featuring Bebe Daniels, John Halliday and Lyle Talbot now showing at the.... Theatre. Bebe Daniels Kept “Registered Nurse” Moving, Says Florey “A beautiful woman, a seasoned, capable actress, possessing a charm to be associated with intelligence and _ something really fine.” That is what Robert Florey, director of “Registered Nurse,” the new First National picture now showing at the . . Theatre, thinks of Bebe Daniels. She plays the role of a woman who was forced to give up love for hard work and then recapture a differ BEBE DANIELS now in “REGISTERED NURSE” ent kind of affection. In Director Florey’s opinion her transition from one mood to another and from one scene to another, is inspiring. “What I like, probably best of all, about Miss Daniels,” Florey declared, “is that she needs little rehearsal and very few ‘re-takes.’ She interprets suggestions perfectly, helps keep ‘the show’ moving, and is always willing to help others.” Since Bebe Daniels first saw daylight she has been associated with the stage and screen. When but four years old she had played active roles in the theatre. Bebe Daniels, to moviegoers, belongs to the “old guard” and yet she’s still young and beautiful. The picture is based on the thrilling romance by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr., and pictures the glowing romance of a nurse in a great metropolitan hospital. There is a large and talented cast which includes Lyle Talbot, Irene Franklin, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott, Minna Gombell, Phillip Reed, Mayo Methot and Renee Whitney. Pegs Hot Water Bag Famous Vaudeville Headliner in First Dramatic Film Role Irene Franklin, famous ‘“RedHead” of variety and songstress vf Broadway musical shows, is playing her first dramatic role for First National in the screen production, “Registered Nurse,” now showing at the .... Theatre with Bebe Daniels in the featured role. Miss Franklin, who has sung such ballads as “The Flapper Mammy’s Lullaby,” ‘“Indestructible Kate” and “She’s Doing It All for Baby” all around the world, recently signed a Warner Bros. contract. Miss Franklin remembers when vaudeville was two grand shows a day and not just a legend. “There was a time,” she Says, “when a Monday afternoon at the Palace in New York, or the Paluce or Majestic in Chicago, was a top event in the amusement world. That Monday afternoon crowd was more ‘show-wise’ than any audience in the world. ‘They expected a lot and they knew exactly what you could give ’em.” In “Registered Nurse,” Miss Franklin plays the role of a notorious resort keeper, who starts a battle royal with her guests and lands in the hospital. The pic ture is based on the thrilling romance by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr., and pictures the glowing romance of a nurse in a great metropolitan hospital. There is a large and _ talented cast which includes Bebe Daniels, Lyle Talbot, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott, Minna Gombel, Phillip Reed, Mayo Methot and Renee Whitney. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne. Thru Window and Wins Film Plaudits When a loaded hot water bottle hurtles through the air and smashes a hospital window on the screen at the.... Theatre, where the First National feature, “Registered Nurse,” will open on... ., the audience will see Irene Franklin, erstwhile famous red-headed hoyden of the musical comedy and vaudeville stage, in a bit of impromptu acting that created a sensation during the production of the picture. In the scene in question, Miss Franklin, playing the part of an irritable and disorderly patient, throws a hot water bottle at Bebe Daniels, her nurse, who stands in the corridor near the open door of the room in which “the patient” is abed. The hot water bottle, according to the script requirements, lands near Bebe. Irene’s determination to make it a good “take” evidently influenced her aim and the strength employed to send the hot water bottle through the air. It whizzed by Bebe and smashed through the window, the startled Bebe re-acting so naturally to the unexpected crash that Director Robert Florey ordered the “take” used instead of having it done as originally planned. “Registered Nurse” presents the romantic side of a nurse’s life in a metropolitan hospital. It is based on the thrilling drama by Florence Johns and Wilton Lackaye, Jr., and adapted to the screen by Lillie Hayward and Peter Milne. Others in the cast include Lyle ‘Talbot, John Halliday, Sidney Toler, Gordon Westcott, Minna Gombell, Beulah Bondi and Vince Barnett. Robert Florey directed.