''Oh! What a Nurse!'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

Charles Reisner Charles Francis Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. The German-American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1 ...

and written by

Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl Francis Zanuck (; September 5, 1902December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. Best known as a co-founder of 20th Century Fox, he played a ...

. The film stars Sydney Chaplin, Patsy Ruth Miller, Gayne Whitman,

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, and David Torrence. The film was released by

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on March 7, 1926.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, newspaper cub-reporter Jerry Clark substitutes for the love expert column writer Dolly Whimple and advises June Harrison not to marry Clive Hunt. Fate compels him to impersonate Dolly and he becomes a violently pursued victim in a hurtling series of events that finally transforms him into a vivacious hurse. In this role he runs against other adventures, hs several hair breadth escapes, but finally emerges from the

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mix-up triumphant, with June engaged to marry him.

Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $370,000 domestically and $69,000 foreign.

References

External links

* 1926 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Charles Reisner American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1926 comedy films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub