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That Mothers Might Live

Fred Zinnemann

1938 • 10m

That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanline...

That Mothers Might Live

Cast

John Nesbitt

John NesbittNarrator (voice)

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd StrudwickDr. Semmelweis

Rudolph Anders

Rudolph AndersDoctor (uncredited)

King Baggot

King BaggotPasserby (uncredited)

William Bailey

William BaileyPasserby (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara BedfordNun Reading Book (uncredited)

Ralph BrooksMedical Student at Lecture (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary HowardYoung Stricken Mother (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

Leonard PennSemmelweis' Assistant (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

Beatrice RobertsPasserby (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van SloanHospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

E. Alyn WarrenProfessor (uncredited)

Crew

Fred Zinnemann

Fred ZinnemannDirector

Harold Rosson

Harold RossonDirector of Photography

David Snell

David SnellMusic

John Nesbitt

John NesbittProducer

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