The Nurse from Brooklyn

The Nurse from Brooklyn

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:1938-04-29
Duration:65 min
Director:S. Sylvan Simon
Actors:Sally Eilers, Paul Kelly, Larry J. Blake, Maurice Murphy, Morgan Conway
Production:Universal Pictures

Overview:

A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of shooting the man knows that he didn't do it, and sets out to find the real killer and clear his own name.

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