Irish Hearts (1934 film)

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Irish Hearts
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Written byJohnson Abrahams (novel)
Brian Desmond Hurst
Produced by Harry Clifton
Harley Knoles
Starring Lester Matthews
Nancy Burne
Molly Lamont
Patric Knowles
Cinematography Walter Blakeley
Eugen Schüfftan
Music by Herbert Hughes
Production
company
Clifton-Hurst Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 1934 (1934-11)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Irish Hearts is a 1934 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Lester Matthews, Nancy Burne and Molly Lamont. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, as a quota quickie. [1] It was also known by the alternative title Norah O'Neale. It was based on Johnson Abrahams's novel Night Nurse.

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Plot

A doctor is in love with two nurses, while he confronts an epidemic.

Cast

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  1. Wood p.82

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