Police Nurse

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Police Nurse
Police Nurse poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Maury Dexter
Screenplay by Harry Spalding
Produced byMaury Dexter
Starring Ken Scott
Merry Anders
Oscar Beregi (Jr.)
Barbara Mansell
John Holland
Byron Morrow
Cinematography John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Edited byRichard Einfeld
Music by Richard LaSalle
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • May 1963 (1963-05)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Police Nurse is a 1963 American drama film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Harry Spalding. The film stars Ken Scott, Merry Anders, Oscar Beregi (Jr.), Barbara Mansell, John Holland and Byron Morrow. The film was released in May 1963, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

Dexter says the film's title was an idea of Robert L. Lippert who asked Spalding to write a story to suit it. Dexter later wrote "the only problem was... there never was a capacity for a nurse in the police department. We shot the film anyway." [5]

Filming took place in January 1963. [6] [7]

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References

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