description Good Night, Nurse! Overview
Good Night, Nurse! is a 1918 American silent two-reel comedy directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle, with Buster Keaton and Alice Lake in supporting roles. Arbuckle plays a man whose drinking leads his wife to place him in the No Hope Sanatorium, where an eccentric medical staff subjects patients to an unusual treatment program. The short builds its comedy from institutional chaos, mistaken identities, physical gags, and an attempted escape, reflecting the slapstick style of Arbuckle and Keaton's collaborations.
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What is Good Night, Nurse! about?
The 1918 two-reel comedy follows Roscoe Arbuckle's character after his drinking leads his wife to send him to the No Hope Sanatorium. The eccentric hospital staff turns his attempted escape into a series of physical gags.
Is Buster Keaton the lead in Good Night, Nurse!?
Roscoe Arbuckle is the film's director, writer, and star, while Buster Keaton appears in a supporting role. Alice Lake is also in the cast, and Paramount distributed the Comique Film Company production.
Does Fatty really escape from the sanatorium?
No. The ending reveals that the escape and operation sequence was a dream when doctors wake Fatty in the hospital.
How long is Good Night, Nurse!?
It is a 1918 silent comedy of about 26 minutes. The film was released as a two-reel production.
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