Vigil in the Night (1940)
1h 42m
Running Time
February 5, 1940Release Date
Vigil in the Night (1940)
1h 42m
Running Time
February 5, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
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Cast & Crew.

Carole Lombard
Anne Lee

Brian Aherne
Dr. Robert S. Prescott

Anne Shirley
Lucy Lee

Julien Mitchell
Matthew Bowley

Robert Coote
Dr. Caley

Brenda Forbes
Nora Dunn

Peter Cushing
Joe Shand

Rita Page
Glennie

Ethel Griffies
Matron East

Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Martha Bowley

Emily Fitzroy
Sister Gilson

May Beatty
Mrs. Merchant - Prescott's Housekeeper

John Bridges
Jury Foreman

James Carlisle
Jury Member

Wallis Clark
Mr. Peterson - Board Member

Donnie Dunagan
Tommy

Edward Fielding
Forest - Epidemic Doctor

Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator

Helena Grant
Nurse Gregg

Charlie Hall
Courtroom Spectator

Winifred Harris
First Matron (Sherman Cty.)

Tiny Jones
Distraught Mother

Colin Kenny
Court Bailiff

Carl M. Leviness
Jury Member

Rafaela Ottiano
Mrs. Henrietta Sullivan

Tom Quinn
Doctor

Reginald Sheffield
Judge Tyler

Brick Sullivan
Court Bailiff

Denny Sullivan
Jury Member

George Stevens
Director / Producer

Fred Guiol
Screenplay

P.J. Wolfson
Screenplay

Rowland Leigh
Screenplay

A.J. Cronin
Novel

Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer

Henry Berman
Editor

Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction

Walter Plunkett
Costume Design

Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration

Sydney M. Fogel
Assistant Director

Richard Van Hessen
Sound Recordist
Media.



Details.
Release DateFebruary 5, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
nurse
epidemic
charity hospital
night shift
self sacrifice
isolation
accidental death
sick child
medical drama
death on duty
sisters love
hospital setting
hospital crisis
hospital expenses
negligent nurse
pre-war england
medical cover-up
Wiki.
Vigil in the Night is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel Vigil in the Night by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley.
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