Console
best movie i've ever seen.
StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
gavin6942
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.The film was considered risqué at the time of its release, particularly the scene where Barbara Stanwyck is seen in her lingerie. Clark Gable portrays a vicious chauffeur gradually starving two little girls to death. According to Robert Osborne, the part of "Nick the Chauffeur" was originally intended for James Cagney, but his success in "The Public Enemy" prevented his accepting a supporting role, paving the way for Gable. Strong supporting roles like this allowed Gable to become a leading man...I feel like Barbara Stanwyck needs more love. She had a 60-year career, was a leading lady, and even had own television program for a while. And yet, she doesn't seem to have ever become an icon, someone who carries on in pop culture. I love her in everything she does, but I doubt that 1 out of 10 people know her or would recognize her. And that is a shame.
utgard14
Tough young nurse Lora (Barbara Stanwyck) is assigned as personal nurse to two children. She comes to believe they are in danger from their alcoholic mother and her brutish chauffeur Nick (Clark Gable) . When she gets no help from her superiors, she turns to Mortie (Ben Lyon), a bootlegger she treated for a gunshot wound. Wonderful Pre-Coder from director William Wellman. Stanwyck is very good in an early role. Clark Gable makes a great heavy. Sassy Joan Blondell is lots of fun. Charles Winninger, Vera Lewis, and Ralf Harolde offer fine support. Ben Lyon, largely forgotten today, does remarkably well here with actors who would go on to become screen legends. Don't miss those scenes of Stanwyck & Blondell undressing. Scenes like that are what Pre-Code film lovers live for.
zeebrite-321-220768
This seems to start out as a thin exploitation (tame now) flick with Stanwyck down to her undies twice in the first fifteen minutes. It then evolves into a decent little thriller that is worth a view for early crime-drama buffs, pre-code buffs and, of course, Stanwyck buffs.I don't want to get into the plot too much because at just over an hour there isn't that much plot to unravel. Let's just say it's a pretty ugly theme with children involved. As tame as this is nowadays, this one ain't for the kids.Stanwyck is good enough though not her usual, stellar presence; she comes off a little stiff and unconvincing in parts. Joan Blondel is very good as the roommate but fades into the background in the latter half. Clark Gable is kind of one-note as the creepy chauffeur. So there are no career defining, must see performances. But these are minor quibbles on my part; it's still a solid way to burn an hour-ten.
christopher-underwood
Barbara Stanwyck works hard in this and just about keeps it going. It's as if she has more idea of where this film is going than the director himself. There is much that looks amateur here and I reckon its down to sloppy direction. Gable looks downright silly every time he pops up, looking as if he's just dropped in from some other movie and why does Joan Blondell have to chew gum a seem a little daffy all the time? There are good bits, the girls seem to have to get in and out of their dresses rather a lot and everyone but the nurses seem to get drunk at one point or another. A doctor is seen as a baddie and a bootlegger as a goodie in this very strange film, in which the girls seem to get hit more than the guys. Too many babies for my liking but I guess its quirky enough to hold the interest.
