Her Honor, the Nurse (1956): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1956, Her Honor, the Nurse is a documentary film directed by Harry W. Smith, running about 9 minutes.

What it’s about. This RKO-Pathe Screenliner short looks at the duties of the modern nurse. The story tracks the education of a student nurse as she works toward graduation and shows the earning of her cap during her student days, in retrospect. At the beginning, she wears the Student Nurse uniform dress and apron only, with no cap. She appears later in the movie as a more experienced Senior student with her cap already wearing a stripe. This was frequently done in the three year hospital programs to differentiate the Junior level students from the Seniors, more experienced and closer to Graduation. The capping ceremony illustrated shows the bare headed students receiving their plain white cap, and addressing it as something from her past that she will remember fondly.

Who’s in it. Her Honor, the Nurse stars Peter Roberts as Narrator (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, Her Honor, the Nurse has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Her Honor, the Nurse page.

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