Vigil in the Night
“IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE ME LOVE A MAN In The Face Of All I Know About Them!”
1940 · 1 h 36 min
George StevensCast
Carole Lombard 
Anne Shirley 
Brian Aherne 
Julien Mitchell 
Robert Coote 
Brenda Forbes
Credits
Written by: Fred Guiol
Plot
A good nurse ruins her career to protect her sister, and loves a doctor, in a hospital drama of sacrifice.
Sinekatalog’s take
George Stevens's drama, with Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley, is sincere and sentimental, from A. J. Cronin's novel.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,153 votes)
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