Night Nurse (1931)

Barbara Stanwyck: Lora Hart

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• Lora Hart : I'll kill the next one that says ethics to me.

  Maloney : Says you.

  Lora Hart : Yea, says me in a big way, sister.

• Lora Hart : Who are you?

  Nick, the Chauffeur : I'm Nick... the chauffeur.

• Lora Hart : [into the phone]  Operator! Operator! Operator!

  [Nick hangs up the phone and knocks her unconcious] 

• Dr. Bell : It's about as unethical as...

  Lora Hart : Oh, ethics, ethics, ethics! That's all I've heard since I've been in this business. Isn't there any humanity in it? Aren't there any ethics about letting poor little babies be murdered?

• Lora Hart : That looks like a bullet wound!

  Mortie : Well, it's a cinch it's not a vaccination mark!

• Lora Hart : I'll call the doctor.

  Nick, the Chauffeur : Listen, you'll do what I tell you.

  Lora Hart : What are you trying to do? What he did?

  Nick, the Chauffeur : No, but you're not gonna call a doctor. You're a nurse, you give her the works yourself.

  Lora Hart : I can't, except under doctor's orders.

  Nick, the Chauffeur : Oh, yes you can, and what's more, you will.

  [Nick squeezes her wrist tightly] 

  Lora Hart : I can't very well with a broken wrist.

  [Lora picks up the phone] 

  Lora Hart : Operator, operator, get me a doctor quick!

  Nick, the Chauffeur : Hang up, or I'll break your neck.

  Lora Hart : What right have you to?

  Nick, the Chauffeur : Plenty.

  Mrs. Ritchey : Oh, be quiet!

  Nick, the Chauffeur : Ah, shut up!

  Mrs. Ritchey : Oh, don't be sore, Nicky, Kiss me.

  Nick, the Chauffeur : [to Lora]  Get busy.

  Lora Hart : I tell you I can't without the proper authority.

  Nick, the Chauffeur : I give you the authority.

• Lora Hart : [to Mrs. Ritchey]  Why do poor little children have to be born to women like *you*?

• Mrs. Maxwell : [desperately pleading for the last time]  Can't we try giving her a milk bath? My sister saved her own child that way.

  Lora Hart : [grumbles in frustration]  Oh I suppose it's worth a try. But I need milk, 10, 12, 15 quarts! Say Bootlegger, can you get that?

  Mortie : Well... where do you buy milk?

  Lora Hart : In the grocery, a delicatessen!

• Lora Hart : I wish I could find one of those doctors.

  Mrs. Maxwell : [drunk, speaking honestly]  Don't get Ranger, I don't like him.

  Lora Hart : [turns around in surprise]  You don't?

  Mrs. Maxwell : Nope. Had my suspicions confirmed.

• Lora Hart : [to the unconscious girl wasting away from malnutrition]  Poor little Nanny, nobody cares if you live or die.

• Dr. Bell : Did I catch the name?

  Lora Hart : Hart. Lora Hart.

  Dr. Bell : Hart. That's a good name for a nurse. Sturdy instrument, the heart.

• Maloney : See what you get for yelling?

  Lora Hart : Say, suppose you found a skeleton in your bed.

  Maloney : If I could dodge that night shift, I'd live with one.

• Maloney : Let's see if we can find one that fits. Here, try that.

  Lora Hart : Oh, that's much better.

  Maloney : You better slip off your dress. Oh, it's okay.

  Lora Hart : Oh, I suppose so. I guess everybody around here has seen more than I've got.

• Lora Hart : I don't want you getting in a jam over me.

  Mortie : There's nobody I'd rather get in a jam over.

  Lora Hart : Well, maybe there's nobody I'd rather keep out of a jam.

• Dr. Milton A. Ranger : I like your spirit. Just put it to use in the interest of your doctor, can you?

  Lora Hart : I think I can.

• Mortie : Say, you're looking pretty hot yourself.

  Lora Hart : Thanks.

• Mrs. Ritchey : Go back and be barkeeper. Tishy wants a drink! Oh, Tishy wants a drink, Mack.

  Lora Hart : Mrs. Ritchey. Mrs. Ritchey!

  Mrs. Ritchey : What?

  Lora Hart : I wanna speak to you.

  Mrs. Ritchey : Yeah? Well, go back of the bar and give Tishy a little drink.

• Lora Hart : It's my duty to make you come!

  Mrs. Ritchey : Ridiculous.