Oh! What a Nurse!

Oh! What a Nurse! is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Sydney Chaplin, Patsy Ruth Miller, Gayne Whitman, Matthew Betz, Edith Yorke, and David Torrence. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 7, 1926.^[2][3][4]

Oh! What a Nurse!
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Directed by	Charles Reisner
Screenplay by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Story by	Bertram Bloch Robert E. Sherwood
Starring	Sydney Chaplin Patsy Ruth Miller Gayne Whitman Matthew Betz Edith Yorke David Torrence
Cinematography	John J. Mescall
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 7, 1926 (1926-03-07)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$211,000[1]
Box office	$439,000[1]

Oh! What a Nurse! ad in Motion Picture News, 1926

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[5] 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 cross-dressing mix-up triumphant, with June engaged to marry him.

Cast

• Sydney Chaplin as Jerry Clark
• Patsy Ruth Miller as June Harrison
• Gayne Whitman as Clive Hunt
• Matthew Betz as Captain Ladye Kirby
• Edith Yorke as Mrs. Clark
• David Torrence as Big Tim Harrison
• Edgar Kennedy as Eric Johnson
• Raymond Wells as Mate
• Henry A. Barrows as Newspaper editor

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $370,000 domestically and $69,000 foreign.^[1]