Nurse Barker — The Spiral Staircase Character Profile

About Nurse Barker

The household nurse tasked with caring for the bedridden Mrs. Warren. She discovers the missing ether bottle, prompting Albert to send Mr. Oates into town, and endures constant verbal abuse from her employer.

Character Facts

Played by

Sara Allgood

Appears in

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Role

Supporting

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• Helen (Dorothy McGuire)
• Professor Warren (George Brent)
• Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore)
• Dr. Parry (Kent Smith)
• Dr. Harvey (uncredited) (Erville Alderson)
• Blanche (Rhonda Fleming)
• The Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited) (Robert Siodmak)
• Minister (uncredited) (Larry Wheat)
• The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited) (George Holmes)
• Starry-eyed Man (uncredited) (Stanley Price)
• Freddy (uncredited) (Richard Tyler)
• Murder Victim (uncredited) (Myrna Dell)