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Good Night, Nurse!

Good Night, Nurse!

Can you imagine AMERICA'S HUMAN TANK in the role of a nurse? YES, IT CAN BE DONE. SEE AND BELIEVE.

19185.70h 23m

Overview

Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle
Written by Roscoe Arbuckle
Produced by Joseph M. Schenck
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Top Cast

Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Fatty

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Dr. Hampton

Alice Lake

Alice Lake

Crazy Woman

Kate Price

Kate Price

Nurse

Al St. John

Al St. John

Surgeon's Assistant

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Joe Bordeaux

Snitz Edwards

Snitz Edwards

Drunken Man

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Man in Bandages

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Dan Albert

Butler/Hospital Orderly

Themes & Keywords

slapstick comedysanitariumescaped patientsilent filmrainstormfoot racenurse uniformdrunkennessflirtationbashfuldrunkardfeatherstorrential windinebriationadmitted patientcrazy womanman disguised as womanunder sedationshort film

About Good Night, Nurse!

Good Night, Nurse! is a comedy film released in 1918 exploring themes of slapstick comedy, sanitarium, escaped patient, silent film, rainstorm, foot race. Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, it stars Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Alice Lake. Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.

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